Aston Villa boss responded to questions about Jadon Sancho's future as the winger returns to fitness
Aston Villa loanee Jadon Sancho
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Unai Emery refused to discuss Jadon Sancho’s future ahead of Aston Villa’s crucial Europa League quarter-final second leg against Bologna.
The winger is set to become a free agent this summer, and Emery has previously suggested that Villa could offer him a permanent contract if he consistently performs at his best level until the end of the season.
Sancho found form in the weeks leading up to the March international break but suffered a shoulder injury during a friendly against Elche CF in Spain.
The 26-year-old is now fit enough to feature against Bologna on Thursday after returning to training at Bodymoor Heath Training Ground on Wednesday morning.
“We are focused 100 per cent in our objective and to speak about the individual futures doesn’t make sense,” Emery insisted.
“We spoke a lot during the season, with him and me especially about his task with us, how we need his performance and his qualities.
“But now it is about tomorrow. He is coming back [from injury] and he is a fantastic player and he needs to be consistent.
“I think that he is being demanding and he adapted in our structure progressively getting better. It is a pity that he was injured in the last weeks because he finished before the break fantastic.
“Now we are playing matches to check everything and to get our objective collective. Hopefully we can get the best of him and this is our challenge as well.”
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