With Ten Hag set to renew his contract, the departure of 24-year-old Manchester United winger Jadon Sancho is inevitable. According to a Manchester Evening News fan poll, only 33 per cent of the 62,000 Red Devils supporters who voted to keep him.
Jadon Sancho helped Borussia Dortmund reach the Champions League final last season, however, United set a £40million price tag for him, only to find that no one had actually bid. Now that the time for the players to return to pre-season training is approaching, the England winger's next home is still uncertain, meaning he and Ten Hag will have to be awkwardly reunited. British media revealed that according to the arrangement, Sancho needs to return to Carrington on July 8.
Sancho, who refused to apologize, was afraid that he would be allowed to continue training alone, not even eating in the first-team cafeteria and changing clothes in the first-team dressing room. And if this situation continues, the value of the players will only fall, wasting the good fortune of last season. United will certainly not be able to recoup the bulk of the £73 million spent on signing Jadon Sancho, but will want to reap as much money as possible.
To this end, Sir Jim Ratcliffe and INEOS did not hesitate to sell to their Premier League rivals. The Red Devils are said to be trying various ways to sell, with TEAMtalk reporting that Rajue has pitched Manchester City to Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester City, saying that they can bring in them for £40 million, and the opportunity cannot be lost.
However, Chelsea were the first to turn down the "good opportunity" to sign Jadon Sancho as Stamford Bridge had a number of wingers, including Raheem Sterling, Mykhailo Mudryk and Juek Madueke, as well as top scorer Cole Palmer who could also play wide. Although United snapped Mason Mount for £60 million last year, Boehly had no intention of returning the favor, and as rivals, Chelsea were happy to see the Red Devils lose money on Jadon Sancho's transfer.
Premier League journalist Simon Phillips has revealed that Chelsea have also politely informed Sancho's agent that they do not intend to take any action as the player is not a good fit for the club. Arsenal and Manchester City are likely to react similarly, with Jadon Sancho's £300,000-a-week salary at Manchester United being the biggest obstacle to his transfer. Manchester United and his agent are also said to have called the Barcelona club, but it is known that Laporta is now running out of money.
On Transfermarkt.com, Jadon Sancho, who has two years left on his contract with Manchester United, is valued at just €30 million, so potential buyers all feel that the Reds' current asking price is too high. Even if they wanted to buy Sancho, they would remain silent for the time being. According to Torino Sport, Juve are interested in Jadon Sancho and Borussia Dortmund, but they both want to go on loan first and will not meet the price tag of Rajue.
They did so in the hope of forcing United into a desperate situation, and unless Sancho publicly apologised and reconciled with Ten Hag, the Red Devils would not need Sancho or even allow him to train in the first team. The longer it lasts, the lower the price of Sancho will be. Even if Manchester United doesn't use Sancho, his £300,000 weekly salary will have to be paid on time, and more than £15 million a year will be given for nothing!
Therefore, it is widely believed that when the summer window is about to close, if Sancho has not yet secured a new home, United will have to sell at a reduced price or accept another loan.
The culprit is clearly United's chaotic player wage structure, with Jadon Sancho, Casemiro, Antony and others all overpaid, putting the club at a disadvantage when it comes to selling players. Rajue must learn his lesson and avoid giving any player unreasonable earnings figures.