Aston Villa Plans Permanent Signing for Manchester United Loanee Amid Transfer Setbacks

Aston Villa is considering making Jadon Sancho's loan move permanent next summer after his contract with Manchester United expires, despite his limited playing time this season. Meanwhile, Manchester United failed to secure Aston Villa's goalkeeper Emi Martinez, a move that club legend Peter Schmeichel criticized, suggesting United should have pursued Martinez or Gianluigi Donnarumma to address their goalkeeping issues. Martinez remained at Villa after United's interest did not materialize, leading United to sign Senne Lammens, who had initially been linked with Villa as a replacement for Martinez. However, Lammens rejected a move to Villa, preferring to join Manchester United instead, as revealed by Royal Antwerp's director Marc Overmars. This sequence of events left Villa without their intended replacement goalkeeper and contributed to their poor start to the Premier League season with no wins or goals yet. Villa manager Unai Emery expressed satisfaction with Martinez staying, emphasizing his commitment and importance to the team.