Borussia Dortmund are reportedly eager to resign Jadon Sancho on loan but are unlikely to be able to secure a permanent deal for the Manchester United winger.
Sancho impressed after joining Dortmund on loan in January and featured in the defeat to Real Madrid in the Champions League final.
The 24-year-old’s future at United is uncertain given that he was frozen out under Erik ten Hag, who remains in charge at Old Trafford amid an end-of-season review being carrying out by United’s new partial owners INEOS.
Sancho has a strong connection with Dortmund having initially joined the club in 2017 before leaving for United in 2021.
During his loan spell he produced some encouraging displays and started to play with greater confidence.
Borussia Dortmund are eager to sign Jadon Sancho on loan from Manchester United again
The player returned to his former club for the latter half of the 2023-24 campaign from United
However, it’s unlikely Edin Terzic’s side will be able to pursue a permanent move for Sancho
According to BILD, Dortmund would ‘love to keep’ Sancho but the German club only have a budget of £65million this summer, which could rule out a permanent deal.
In addition, Dortmund are prioritising strengthening two other positions – a new striker and a defender to replace veteran Mats Hummels, who is expected to depart.
Sancho had fallen out of favour at United after Ten Hag left him out of the matchday squad for the game away to Arsenal last September.
It later emerged that Sancho had been omitted due to his performances in training, with the player claiming that he had been made a scapegoat by his Dutch manager.
Sancho refused to apologise to the United boss, and in an ongoing cold war, made to train and eat alone for the next four months at Carrington.
Man United forward coach Benni McCarthy explained last week how he had tried to mediate between the two parties, but soon realised that Sancho’s background meant he was loath to back down.
‘If you’re from the streets, no one wants to apologise,’ said McCarthy. ‘You admit you are not training well, you are lazy, everything you are accused of. Jadon wasn’t going to have that.
‘The manager has a strong character and just said that all he wants is an apology. Jadon thought that he had done nothing wrong. He didn’t see why he had to apologise. Sometimes you have to apologise, because a player will never win against a manager.’
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