Manchester United attacker Jadon Sancho is reportedly on the verge of returning to Borussia Dortmund. The out-of-favour star has not started for Manchester United since having a public fallout against manager Erik ten Hag. German tabloid Bild reported on Thursday, 4 January that the clubs agreed on a loan deal for the 23-year-old Sancho to the end of the season, with just minor outstanding details to be finalised.
Drama at Manchester United
Bild reported Dortmund was to pay around 3 million euros for the loan.
Sancho fell out of favor with United coach Erik ten Haag and has made only three league appearances as a substitute this season. He hasn’t played since August after the player had a public fallout with Erik ten Hag. Sancho accused the coach of lying about his intensity in training.
“On his performance on training we didn’t select him,” Ten Hag had said, when asked about Sancho’s absence from the travelling squad.
“You have to reach the level every day at Manchester United. You can make choices in the front line, so in this game he wasn’t selected,” Ten Hag told Sky Sports after the match.
Sancho joined United from Dortmund for 85 million euros in 2021. He has nine goals in 59 English Premier League appearances.
Sancho previously starred in a four-year spell at Dortmund, scoring 50 goals in 137 competitive games where he made a name for himself as one of the most promising youngsters in world football. He joined the German club from Manchester City in 2017.
Dortmund is inconsistent this season, arguably overachieving in the Champions League by finishing top in a group with Paris Saint-Germain, AC Milan and Newcastle, while disappointing in the Bundesliga, where it has failed to win any of its last four games. After 16 rounds, the team is already 15 points behind league leader Bayer Leverkusen.
Dortmund finished 2023 without a win in any of its last six games across all competitions.
Sancho has three goals in 23 appearances for England.
