“Erig Ten Hag doesn’t want me in his squad anymore, I wasn’t in the squad list for the Brighton match my decision has been made to leave Manchester United
At Old Trafford, Jadon Sancho’s future is unknown as the clock counts down to 11pm next Friday night.
Despite their public feud last season, Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag re-integrated the former Borussia Dortmund attacker into the first-team this summer; yet, with competition in his position and Sancho being a sellable asset there is an openness to let him depart. Out of five United players that may be sold, the 24-year-old falls in line.
Reported interest from Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea and Dortmund, where Sancho returned on loan to during the January window, offers numerous possible choices on the table. Here, our authors go into his following steps and consider the greatest option for United to maximize his worth;
United should only accept if the agreement calls for buying at the Ā£40 million asking price the club has established. Particularly if United is helping part of the player’s salaries, a pure loan agreement free of obligation seems to offer little advantages for the club.
Either in a permanent deal or a loan with an obligation, it seems wiser to keep him at the club until United acquires the Ā£40million asking price.
Sancho and Ten Hag’s falling out appears to have been addressed, and the youngster has past demonstrated he has the ability to influence the Premier League. Should he be able to locate the form he shown for Borussia Dortmund in the second part of last season at Old Trafford, United can only benefit this season.
Kieran Horns
Erik ten Hag seems to have firmly positioned water under the bridge separating him from Jadon Sancho, although the latter might yet leave Manchester United.
Given a successful loan run at Borussia Dortmund, it is not surprising that interested bidders were lining up outside Old Trafford, essentially of course, with an eye on permanently acquiring Sancho’s services. With the Italian team hot favorite, Juventus, Paris Saint-Germain, and Chelsea all seem to have a real interest in the winger.
Unless the agreement contains a strong buy-option provision, sanctioning a loan departure is rather useless; his worth will have risen 12 months from now. Ten Hag has a lot of choices, hence I believe the club would be better suited retaining Sancho until a bid in the range of Ā£40 million shows along.
Although he will not start for United, he will provide some necessary depth given Marcus Rashford’s hardships and the injury concerns both Antony and Rasmus Hojlund have experienced since their arrivals.
