Jadon Sancho remains in limbo at Manchester United following the expiration of his loan spell at Chelsea and the club’s ongoing attempts to offload the winger.
The 25-year-old was exiled by Erik ten Hag in 2023 and went on to spend 2024/25 at Stamford Bridge under Enzo Maresca, where he featured regularly but failed to make a lasting impression.
Despite Chelsea lifting the UEFA Conference League, they opted not to pursue a permanent deal – just as Borussia Dortmund had done the summer before, after Sancho briefly returned to the Bundesliga on loan.
His initial loan spell at Dortmund reignited talk of a long-term reunion, and since the end of the 2024/25 season, speculation has grown over a third stint at the German club.
Sancho is understood to be willing to slash his £14m-a-year wages in half in order to facilitate a move back to the Signal Iduna Park.
However, Patrick Berger for Sky Sports Germany on X now reports that Dortmund are hesitant about launching a fresh move for the former England international.
The club are said to be internally debating whether a third spell would be the right decision.
Especially given Sancho’s recent spells at Chelsea and United have not led to permanent deals.
There is also concern over potential backlash from supporters or media for continually revisiting a player whose stock has dipped.
United, for their part, are prepared to accept as little as €20m (£17.4m) for a player they signed for £73m in 2021.
Juventus were previously linked but have cooled their interest, leaving Sancho’s future increasingly uncertain heading into August.
Ruben Amorim, meanwhile, has left the door open for Sancho to return, albeit to the U’21’s should he fail to find a new club.
⚫️🟡 Update Jadon Sancho: #BVB-Trainer Kovac ließ sich auf konkrete Nachfrage zu Sancho „nicht aufs Glatteis führen“. Auf dieses Spiel lasse er sich nicht ein.
Sportchef Kehl: „Der (Jadon) wird ja ständig mit uns gehandelt. Ich verstehe den Wunsch. Wir machen uns im Rahmen… pic.twitter.com/hNREm4QMXp
— Patrick Berger (@berger_pj) August 1, 2025
