‘Ruben Amorim to bring Jadon Sancho back to Man Utd’

Carlo Garganese

• 19 Nov 2024 12:30 GMT
• 4 min read

Ruben Amorim has been backed to bring back Manchester United flop Jadon Sancho to Old Trafford.

The England international's Manchester United nightmare came to an end on an 11th-hour Deadline Day loan deal this past summer.

The 24-year-old had been desperate to leave as he was out of the plans of former Man Utd manager Erik ten Hag, who he had endured a very difficult relationship with.

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Chelsea signed Sancho on an initial loan that is almost guaranteed to become permanent for €25 million to €30m next summer. The west London side will automatically sign Sancho long term if they finish higher than 15th in the Premier League.

That looks a certainty as both Sancho and Chelsea have made a strong start to life this season.

But former Portugal star Jose Fonte believes that Sancho’s Man Utd story is not over yet, and predicts that he would succeed this time if he returns to Old Trafford due to the arrival of Ruben Amorim as manager.

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What did Fonte say?

"Jadon Sancho will get a chance to impress Ruben Amorim in the summer because it's a fresh start and a new opportunity for everyone," Fonte told JeffBet.

"Something might click between him and Amorim because he knows exactly what he wants from his players in every area of the pitch.

"He also likes to give the No. 10s freedom to be creative and that's exactly what Sancho needs. It could be a great opportunity for him."

Sancho assisted a goal on his Chelsea debut in the 1-0 win over Bournemouth and has continued to impress since, with three assists in total in five matches.

Sancho troubles at Man Utd

Sancho joined Man Utd from Dortmund for €85 million in the summer of 2021.

But he was a major disappointment at Old Trafford.

He scored just 12 goals in 82 appearances for United and was regularly a bench player during his time at the club.

Earlier last season, Sancho was frozen out of the squad at Man Utd.

It came after manager 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 was not called up again after this incident and was barred from training with the first team, as well as using their facilities and canteen.

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

United transfer listed him and then sent him on loan to Dortmund in January where he rediscovered some of his form and helped the club to the Champions League final where they lost to Real Madrid.

He subsequently joined Chelsea this summer and he has had a good start.