Jadon Sancho is ready for his first training sessions as a Manchester United player.
Sancho will train with Manchester United’s first team on Monday as he begins work ahead of the new season with his new club.
Sancho posted a message on Instagram, commenting ‘back to the graft’, and signified his break was over.
We have been waiting
A year ago this was the day Dortmund imposed as their deadline for Manchester United to pay their asking price.
United chose not to pay it, hoping Dortmund were bluffing. They were not, and United had to wait another year to finally sign the winger.
The deal for Sancho was completed last month, for substantially less than Dortmund’s asking price in 2020.
Now after a long summer break, Sancho is heading back to train with his new United teammates.
United’s players are looking forward to it, evidenced by his exchange with Bruno Fernandes at the weekend.
Next Saturday, Sancho will make his long awaited debut against Leeds.
If it is from the bench due to a lack of training time, Sancho will get a huge ovation from the packed Old Trafford crowd.
Jadon Sancho to Manchester United: A timeline
- August 2017
United expressed interest in signing Sancho from Manchester City. It proved too late as the winger pushed through a move to Borussia Dortmund
- October 2018
Sancho’s performances for Dortmund saw United linked with a move again. The reports said a future move would cost £100 million.
- June 2019
United’s failure to qualify for the Champions League ended any hopes of signing Sancho that summer. United signed Dan James instead.
- August-September 2020
United refused to pay Dortmund’s £108 million asking price. The club ignored Dortmund’s deadline and the German club refused to negotiate.
- June-July 2021
Dortmund finally accepted Sancho will leave. Negotiations were successful at last and the winger is a Manchester United player.
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