REVEALED: Man Utd's plan for Sancho after REJECTED Saudi bid

James Shearman

Updated: 7 Sept 2023 21:20 BST
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Erik ten Hag, Jadon Sancho, Man Utd — © ProShots

Manchester United have rejected a bid from Saudi Pro League club Al-Ettifaq for Jadon Sancho, the Daily Mail reports.

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While the Premier League transfer window closed last week, the deadline in Saudi Arabia remains open until 10pm.

Al-Ettifaq, who are managed by Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard, tried to use this to their advantage by attempting to sign Sancho.

The English winger has recently fallen out with United boss Erik ten Hag and would potentially have accepted the move.

However, the Saudi club were only willing to take Sancho on loan without an obligation to buy him at the end of the season.

The Red Devils wanted to guarantee a £50 million transfer fee for a player they signed for £73m from Borussia Dortmund two years ago.

Now that he is set to stay at Old Trafford, Sky Sports are reporting that Sancho "will work and talk with the United coaching staff during the international break - with all parties committed to getting him back to his best."

Sancho vs Ten Hag

Sancho fell out with Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag in the wake of the Red Devils' 3-1 loss to Arsenal last weekend.

The Dutchman did not deem Sancho's training performances in the build-up to the clash satisfactory and elected to omit him from the matchday squad.

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— Jadon Sancho (@Sanchooo10) September 3, 2023

"Jadon wasn’t picked on his performance in training. You have to reach the level every day at Manchester United. That’s why in this game he wasn't selected," Ten Hag said after the game.

This prompted the 23-year-old to hit back at his manager on social media.

“Please don’t believe everything you read! I will not allow people saying things that is completely untrue," he wrote in a post that is still live, "I have conducted myself in training very well this week."

"I believe there are other reasons for this matter that I won’t go into," Sancho continued. "I’ve been a scapegoat for a long time which isn’t fair!"