Jadon Sancho might be on his way out of Manchester United as Borussia Dortmund enters the picture to rescue the England international. The winger has been frozen out from the squad since September by the Manchester United manager, Erik ten Hag, due to a public spat.
As per Sport Bild, Borussia Dortmund is looking to involve Jadon Sancho in a swap deal for their Dutch winger, Donyell Malen. Dortmund values Malen at $32 million, which is their asking price for Manchester United. The German club will be willing to swap Malen and Sancho if United wants to avoid paying the asking price.
Earlier reports revealed that Manchester United valued Sancho at $50 million, however, there aren’t many teams in Europe that would pay that amount for a winger who is already frozen out from the squad. Sancho’s current contract runs till 2026 which gives leverage to Manchester United, however, the winger might force his way out in the winter transfer window.
🚨🚨 BREAKING NEWS!!
There is a meeting today at Borussia Dortmund about a swap deal for Jadon Sancho and Donyell Malen! Dortmund demand €30m OR Sancho in exchange for Malen. #MUFC [@cfbayern, @BILD_Sport] pic.twitter.com/LhAI2Psqmw
— mufcmpb (@mufcMPB) December 8, 2023
Sancho has made only three appearances this season before being dropped by Erik ten Hag. The winger would want to make his name available for selection for the national team for Euro 2024. The winger needs regular game time, which might prompt him to force his way out of Manchester United.
In the case of Malen, the Dutch winger joined Dortmund in 2021 from PSV Eindhoven. The 24-year-old has made 92 appearances for the German side, scoring 24 goals and 16 assists. The connection to the Dutch league might be one of the factors why Erik ten Hag rates the winger. The Dutch boss wants to bring Malen into the club to solve his issues at right wing.
Dortmund is not ready to match the wages of Jadon Sancho at Manchester United
The major roadblock for Sancho is his hefty wages at Manchester United. Sancho earns around $440,000 (£350,000) per week in England, which is out of the price range of the German club. The winger has taken a huge pay cut to join the Bundesliga side.
Sancho might be tempted to rejoin the Bundesliga side where he first found success. The winger moved away from Manchester City back in 2017 to join Dortmund. The winger spent four years at Dortmund and made 137 appearances in all competitions. In these appearances, he scored 50 goals and 64 assists to earn him a big-money move for Manchester United.
🚨Jadon Sancho coming home
HERE WE GO pic.twitter.com/7gM9eN24QF
— Univers Dortmund 🇫🇷🇵🇸 (@UniversDortmund) December 8, 2023
Since the $101 million (£73m) move from Dortmund in 2021, Sancho has made only 82 appearances for United. In these appearances, he scored only 12 goals and six assists. He has yet to replicate his Bundesliga form in the Premier League even after playing under three different managers, Ole Gunnar Solskjær, Ralf Rangnick, and Erik ten Hag.
Other clubs like Liverpool, Juventus and FC Barcelona are speculated to move for the winger. A formal approach can be expected in either the winter or summer transfer window of 2024. However, Dortmund has presented the first real approach for Jadon Sancho and a way out of Manchester United to restart his career.