Man Utd has escaped one of their biggest problems over the past year, but can the Red Devils learn any lessons from the Jadon Sancho case?

January is clearly the right time for Man Utd to push Jadon Sancho away. The winger has not played for four months and for the club, paying more than £300,000 a week regularly for Sancho is a huge waste.

Sancho had a fierce conflict with Ten Hag.

The incident broke out in September when Sancho publicly “turned on his teacher” on social networks. Sancho stubbornly refused to apologize because he rejected the coach’s statement that he was removed from the squad due to poor performance in training.

Ten Hag has never wavered in his stance. Sancho has no way back while Ten Hag is still in charge, so the England international must leave this month. But returning to Dortmund in the short term is not the ideal solution.

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It is true that it will allow Man Utd to cut part of the player’s salary, along with collecting a loan fee of about 3 million pounds. It would also give Sancho the chance to play again, but we won’t know what happens in the next six months.

Sancho was one of the most expensive young wingers in Europe before coming to Old Trafford. From 2017 to 2021, he scored 50 goals in 137 appearances for Dortmund. But the Bundesliga is still far different from the Premier League, no one is sure that in the next 6 months, Sancho will play well again and be worthy of the salary of more than 300,000 pounds/week that he is receiving.

In fact, it is also a risk for Sancho himself. If he returns to the Bundesliga and plays well, it will only increase the questions surrounding Sancho and make the next step in his career unpredictable.

Dortmund reached a six-month loan deal and nothing more than that. Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano revealed that there is no buyout clause inserted into this loan contract.

Of course, the scenario for Sancho to return to Man Utd still exists, if they have a new coach in the near future. That could happen because Ten Hag is in a “trial” period. He is under pressure and needs to bring significant improvement to Man Utd and most importantly, get a place in the top 4 to ensure trust with INEOS and head towards the 2024/25 season smoothly.

If Ten Hag leaves, it offers the possibility of a fresh start for Sancho, although it is clear his relationship with the club has frayed. However, INEOS still seems to appreciate Sancho’s potential. That’s why they didn’t put a buyout clause in Sancho’s loan contract.

Imagine, Sancho played well at Dortmund and then returned to Man Utd when Ten Hag was fired. At that time, Man Utd had an undisciplined player and they didn’t seem to be able to solve the source of the problem. Man Utd simply saved a few million on Sancho’s salary for 6 months in Germany. Just like that!