Barcelona considering shock Jadon Sancho loan transfer as time runs out to rescue winger from Man Utd hell
JADON SANCHO could be heading to Barcelona in a bid to re-track his career.
The 24-year-old hasn’t featured in a league game for Manchester United since he was frozen out by Erik ten Hag in September last year.
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Ten Hag has since welcomed the winger back into the side for pre-season, but Sancho was then left out of the matchday squad for the Red Devils’ Premier League opener against Fulham last week.
While the use of young talents like Amad Diallo and Alejandro Garnacho is a sign that Sancho’s gametime would be limited if he was to stay at Old Trafford.
However, La Liga giants Barcelona may be about to swoop in and rescue the 23-time England international.
According to Spanish outlet Sport, Barcelona are keeping a keen eye on Sancho’s situation with sporting director Deco a fan of the tricky forward.
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They claim that Man Utd are looking to sell Sancho permanently this summer for around £40m, but are yet to have anyone express interest in matching that price tag.
While the report also suggests that the Manchester giants have “lost faith” in the winger.
As a result, Barcelona are hoping they can convince United to allow Sancho to join them on loan for the campaign.
Sancho spent the second half of last season loaned out to former club Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga, where he made 14 league appearances and registered four goal contributions.
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Sport claim that the Englishman’s hefty wages could present a problem for Barcelona.
The cash-strapped Catalans would likely need to split Sancho’s whopping £350,000 per week salary with United to make a deal happen.
Erik ten Hag explained Sancho’s absence from the squad for United’s 1-0 win over Fulham in his post-match press conference last week.
The Dutchman said: “First of all we need squad depth.
“There will be a long season and it will be survival of the fittest but I can only put 20 players in the squad and Jadon in the week had an ear infection. He was not 100 percent fit.”
Man Utd spent £73m to sign Sancho from Dortmund in 2021, with the former Man City academy star making 83 appearances for the Red Devils since his arrival on the red side of Manchester.
Elsewhere United are looking to bring in more new signings this summer to add to the acquisitions of Leny Yoro, Joshua Zirkzee, Noussair Mazraoui and Matthijs de Ligt.
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