FOOTBALL – ASTON Villa signed midfielders Jadon Sancho and Harvey Elliott on loan from Manchester United and Liverpool respectively yesterday as the Midlands club bolstered their squad after a disappointing start to the Premier League season.
Sancho’s arrival marked a busy final day of the transfer window for Villa who also took United’s former 31-year-old Swedish defender Victor Lindelof on a free transfer following his departure from Old Trafford at the end of last season.
Meanwhile, Manchester United signed Belgian goalkeeper Senne Lammens from Royal Antwerp on a five-year contract for 21m euros plus add-ons.
Bayern Munich signed 24-year-old Senegal striker Nicolas Jackson on loan from Chelsea for the rest of the season, both clubs said yesterday.