Man Utd consider TEARING UP Sancho’s contract

Carlo Garganese

• Updated: 20 Dec 2023 13:14 GMT
• 3 min read

Manchester United will consider severing ties with Jadon Sancho if they are unable to sell the player next year.

That is according to Sky Sports journalist Melissa Reddy, who reports that if Man Utd are unable to find a buyer for Sancho then they will consider releasing the English winger on a free transfer.

It is an incredible consideration by the Red Devils given the fact that they spent a massive transfer fee of €85 million on the player to bring him from Borussia Dortmund just two-and-a-half years ago.

Sancho has a contract at Old Trafford that expires in 2027 but United have given up on a player who has been a total disaster since arriving.

The 23-year-old has been completely frozen out of the squad at Man Utd for months now.

It came after Ten Hag criticised Sancho publicly for his poor performances in training, which was followed by the winger essentially calling his manager a liar on social media.

Sancho has not been called up since the incident and has been barred from training with the first team, as well as using their facilities and canteen.

Sancho has also been deleted from the team’s WhatsApp group by Ten Hag.

Man Utd struggling to sell Sancho

United have transfer listed him and are trying to sell him in January.

A return to Borussia Dortmund has been touted, while some Serie A and Saudi clubs are also reportedly interested, including Juventus.

Graeme Bailey reported on Wednesday that Bayer Leverkusen, RB Leipzig and VfB Stuttgart are all exploring a move for Sancho, too.

However, so far, no one appears interested in paying a transfer fee for Sancho while even a loan move would need to be subsidized by United due to his big wages.

Given all these difficulties in offloading Sancho, United will consider releasing the player from his contract next year.

He has scored just 12 goals in 82 appearances and has regularly been a bench player during his two and a half years at the club.

He has also lost his place in the England national team squad and he knows he must move in January if he is to have a chance of going to Euro 2024 next summer.