Jadon Sancho returns to Borussia Dortmund on loan after disastrous stint with Manchester United

Manchester United confirmed a loan transfer for star ahead Jadon Sancho on Thursday, January 11. German giants Borussia Dortmund re-signed the English footballer on a six-month loan deal.

The 23-year-old London-born ahead arrived at Old Trafford in July 2021 for a switch price of £73 million. Sancho struggled to make any impression regardless of large expectations from the followers and media and can go down as one of many high-profile flop signings in English Premier League historical past.

Sancho’s current rift with membership supervisor Erik ten Hag noticed him being frozen out of the primary crew. Sancho’s ‘reply to efficiency in coaching’ was properly documented by English media which led to the participant’s exclusion from the coaching with the first-team gamers at Old Trafford.

Erik ten Hag dropped Sancho from the crew through the Premier League recreation in opposition to Arsenal in September 2023. The Dutch coach stated that Sancho’s ‘beneath expectations in coaching’ was the explanation for the participant’s exclusion. Sancho hit again with ‘unfair and scapegoat’ feedback and reportedly refused to apologise for his remarks as properly. 

Sancho’s title was on prime of the promoting listing of some prime European golf equipment, together with Barcelona, exhibiting curiosity as soon as the winter switch window opened on January 1. However, the Bundesliga heavyweights lastly gained the signature of their former star with no obligation to purchase on the finish of the season.

“The 23-year-old spent four seasons with the Bundesliga team from 2017, registering 50 goals and 64 assists, before completing a transfer to Old Trafford in the summer of 2021,” Manchester United stated in an announcement. “Sancho has made 82 Reds appearances so far, scoring 12 goals across all competitions and winning the Carabao Cup in 2023. Sancho will now return to Germany on a temporary basis as Borussia Dortmund prepare to resume their Bundesliga campaign after a winter break. The England international of 23 caps leaves with our best wishes for the remainder of this season.”