Man United in talks with Dortmund over Jadon Sancho loan – source

Manchester United and Borussia Dortmund are in talks over a loan deal for Jadon Sancho, a source has told ESPN.

Dortmund are keen to sign Sancho until the end of the season but want United to continue paying the majority of his wages.

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The 23-year-old has not played for United since August following a public row with manager Erik ten Hag.

The England striker was exiled from the first team for four months and was forced to train alone under the supervision of club staff.

Sancho has also attracted interest from Juventus and RB Leipzig but, according to a source, his preference would be to join his former club. He left Dortmund to sign for United in 2021 in a deal worth £73million.

United bosses have accepted that there is little chance of Sancho having a future at Old Trafford while Ten Hag is manager, but the club are keen to minimize the financial cost of his departure.

Sancho's salary of more than £300,000 a week is prohibitive for almost every club in Europe, including Dortmund, and United are resigned to subsidizing at least part of his wages.

United have agreed a loan deal with Eintracht Frankfurt for Donny van de Beek in which the German side will cover the majority of the midfielder's salary but, according to a source, Dortmund want United to pay up to two-thirds of Sancho's salary. .

Sancho's final appearance for United came as a second-half substitute in the 3–2 win over Nottingham Forest on 26 August.

He was left out of the squad during the 3–1 defeat at Arsenal on 3 September, later releasing a statement on social media questioning Ten Hag's reasoning that the decision was due to poor performances at the club. 'training.

Ten Hag demanded a private and public apology before allowing Sancho to return to the team, something he has so far refused to do.