In what’ll come as no surprise to any Manchester United fan, Borussia Dortmund have established their interest in another deal for Jadon Sancho.
With essentially every club across the continent well aware of the player’s situation, United are now ‘expecting offers’ (Sky Sports) for Sancho in hopes of offloading him as swiftly as possible following his recent return.
It comes after Chelsea decided against making his loan permanent last week, instead opting to pay a £5 million penalty to bypass their £25m obligation-to-buy clause. Reports suggested talks had taken place to try and negotiate a lower wage packet for the winger, but he was reluctant to budge in his demands.
INEOS made to go back to drawing board over Jadon Sancho’s future
Alas, Sancho and United are now back to square one in regards to his future.
He hasn’t played a competitive game for the club since the Community Shield final last August, after which he was omitted from the opening games of the Premier League campaign until he departed for Stamford Bridge.
The 25-year-old most recently represented Dortmund in the second half of 2023/2024 in the aftermath of his fallout with Erik ten Hag. He reached the Champions League final with the side before they were comfortably overturned by Real Madrid and, like Chelsea, were unwilling to pay up and retain him on a long-term basis.
Sancho awaiting approaches from suitors
Sancho has enjoyed a slightly revived run of form in London, although his value is nowhere near what it was when he was in his final year with Dortmund. He had quickly made a name for himself as one of Europe’s hottest prospects — hence the Reds forking out a ludicrous £73m to add him to the ranks in 2021.
Sky’s report adds that the Bundesliga outfit would be seeking a deal similar to the one they signed off on in January 2024. However, this won’t appeal to United, who are keen to get him off the books once and for all.
‘All parties’ are said to be favouring a permanent sale this summer, with Sancho now also in the final year of his lucrative contract.