Club wary deal for Man Utd ace could upset dressing room, £2.6m payment offered

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Manchester United may be closing in on a deal which could see Jadon Sancho leave the club on loan.

Just like Manchester United fans who were unhappy to find Jadon Sancho as the featured player on the club’s 2024 January calendar, the club are keen to turn the page on the wantaway winger.

BBC Sport report talks are ongoing between Manchester United and Borussia Dortmund over a loan move.

Sancho has no intention of apologising to manager Erik ten Hag and he has not played a game since August.

However, his exit is not straightforward, due to his lack of recent football and high salary, and this means for now, a loan is required to attract a bigger market in the summer.

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Borussia Dortmund wage offer for Sancho

Manchester United committed to a huge expense when striking a deal for Jadon Sancho, which has left the club in a difficult position. Absolutely nobody expected the move to work out this badly, disastrously even.

Borussia Dortmund are not ready to dive all in for Sancho in the same way Manchester United were.

The Times report that they have offered £2.6 million towards the deal, which will cover a third of Sancho’s wages during the next six months.

This means while Sancho is on loan at Dortmund, Manchester United will be paying £5.2 million to the winger.

Unfortunately, with Sancho resistant to moving to Saudi Arabia, this is a deal United will need to try and make do with.

Dortmund wary over Sancho

It is reported by The Times that Dortmund are wary that paying full salary for Sancho, even if they were able to, could have a destabilising effect.

The report states: “It would make him the highest earner at the club, which could disrupt dressing-room harmony.”

Dortmund know all about Sancho from his four years at the club, the positives and the negatives, and will be weighing up the rewards with the risks.

The obvious risk is making a player their highest earner, who has not started a competitive game since May, who might not have an impact on their season.

Manchester United can push back, to try and get Dortmund to cover a little more of the salary than they have offered, but 100 per cent is out of the question.