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Aston Villa have signed former Manchester United defender Victor Lindelof on a two-year contract and are closing in on loan deals for Harvey Elliott and Jadon Sancho.
The Sweden’s captain Lindelof, 31, was a free agent, with his United contract having expired at the end of last season.
United winger Sancho, 25, turned down a move to Roma earlier in the window, while there has also been interest from fellow Italian side Juventus.
Liverpool’s 22-year-old midfielder Elliott, is meanwhile nearing a move which includes an obligation to buy for £35m.
Both Sancho and Elliott are now at Villa to complete medicals and the formalities of their loan moves.
United sources say Aston Villa will pay 80% of Sancho’s wages, while there are easily achievable bonuses which should bring the total up to 100%.
Sancho has spent the past 18 months on loan at Borussia Dortmund and Chelsea but neither club made the deal permanent.
Chelsea paid a £5m penalty to United for reneging on an obligation to sign the England attacker.
Elliott has played just once for Liverpool this season, making a brief appearance from the bench in their Premier League game against Newcastle.
In June, he said he did not want to be “wasting years” in his career and would consider his Liverpool future.
He was limited to 18 Premier League appearances as Liverpool won the title last season, 16 of them as a substitute.
In comparison, he made 53 appearances, including 27 starts, in the 2023-24 campaign when he scored four goals and provided 11 assists.
