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Aston Villa have completed one transfer on deadline day and are nearing two more
Simon Stone, Phil McNulty, Sami Mokbel and Adam Millington
BBC Sport
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.
Sweden 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, meanwhile, is 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 one-minute appearance from the bench in their Premier League game against Newcastle.
Analysis: Elliott a real coup for Villa
Phil McNulty
Chief football writer
Elliott, in particular, is a real coup for Villa. He is very highly regarded at Liverpool but would have been short on game time.
He was player of the tournament when England won the European Under-21 Championship this summer, scoring five goals.
Bundesliga club RB Leipzig had a serious interest in taking him to Germany.
Sancho, as seems a regular occurrence, has a point to prove.
