Loan star’s future has been the subject of speculation this week
Unai Emery says it is too soon to discuss Jadon Sancho’s future with the winger poised to make his Villa return in Thursday’s Europa League clash with Bologna.
The Manchester United loanee will be involved in the quarter-final second leg tie after returning to training following a shoulder injury.
Sancho, who has made 31 appearances this season, is out of contract this summer with his former club Borussia Dortmund interested in re-signing him.
Emery refused to discuss whether Villa would pursue a permanent deal, insisting his focus is purely on the final month of the season as his team chase success in the Premier League and Europe.
“We are focused 100 per cent in our objective and to speak about the individual futures doesn’t make sense,” the Villa boss explained.
“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.”
Sancho was in his best form of the season before suffering an injury in a friendly against Elche during the international break.
Emery continued: “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.”
Emery, meanwhile, declared his selection for the second leg won’t be determined by possible semi-final suspensions.
Matty Cash, John McGinn, Victor Lindelof, Lucas Digne and Morgan Rogers are all one booking away from a suspension.
Villa hold a 3-1 lead from last week’s first leg but Emery said: “If I am answering you, I make a mistake.
“We play tomorrow. We are not thinking about the semi-final. We think about tomorrow and we are going to play the best players tomorrow.”
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