The Issue Of Leaving Manchester United, Jadon Sancho Wants To Return To The Old Club

Winger Jadon Sancho wants to leave Manchester United and return to Borussia Dortmund. (Photo: Manchester United)

JAKARTA - Manchester United winger Jadon Sancho wants to return to the old club, Borussia Dortmund. Even Sancho hopes that his move can be made in the January 2024 transfer window.

This desire indicates that Sancho's relationship with manager Erik ten Hag is still hot.

There is no sign of Sancho making peace with Ten Hag. Their hostility is still heating up because Sancho refused to apologize to Ten Hag.

Suggestions from teammates who also played with him in the England squad, ranging from Marcus Rashford, Luke Shaw and Harry Maguire, to apologize to the manager seemed ignored.

Reluctant to apologize for making the pillar of The Three Lions not allowed to use club facilities for training and even not allowed to enter the main player's canteen. In the aftermath, this 23-year-old player trained with the academy team. Likewise, when eating, the academy team had to go to the canteen.

Ten Hag and Sancho's feud began when Manchester United were defeated by Arsenal in the English Premier League. When asked about the absence of Sancho, Ten Hag said the player did not train quite well which prevented him from joining the squad.

But Sancho via social media denied Ten Hag's statement. What the manager said, according to him, was 'not entirely true'. Sancho even called himself 'only a scapegoat'.

Sancho's attitude became a signal of hostility with the manager. Ten Hag also forbade Sancho to use all facilities at the club until an undetermined time if he did not apologize and withdraw his statement.

Instead of making peace, their relationship is even more badly damaged. It didn't stop there, Sancho instead considered leaving MU.

He wants to return to his old club, Borussia Dortmund. He hopes that his move can be made in the January 2024 transfer market.

Dortmund has yet to give a signal to bring back Sancho, but Bundesliga clubs are monitoring the Sancho situation. They are also ready to compete for this Manchester City academy dropout.

Although there is no certainty from Dortmund, Sancho is not interested in moving to another club. Because for four years at Signal Iduna Park, Sancho achieved great success. He scored 50 goals, 64 assists during 137 matches in various competitions with Die Borussien.

Compared to his performance at MU. Of the 82 appearances, Sancho only scored 12 goals and six assists. In fact, MU had to spend 73 million to bring Sancho.

Prices are expensive but MU has failed to maximize Sancho. Even manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer who hunts him down has rarely taken him down since Sancho came to Old Trafford.

When Sancho went to Dortmund, he followed in the footsteps of the old player, Shinji Kagawa. The former Japanese national team player defended Dortmund in 2012-2014. He was then recruited by MU in 2012.

Kagawa had more luck than Sancho for bringing the Red Devils to win the 2013 Premier League and 2013 Community Shield. Only 2013 was the last year of legendary manager Sir Alex Ferguson.

Unfortunately, David Moyes who replaced Ferguson failed to maximize Kagawa. Dortmund's then coach Jurgen Klopp then brought him back in 2014. Meanwhile, MU itself has experienced a decline to date even though many managers have changed.

MU actually doesn't mind if Sancho returns to Dortmund. However, MU asked for the same price when the club signed him from Dortmund.