Jadon Sancho’s transfer to Saudi Arabia collapses as Man Utd demand HUGE fee for outcast winger despite Erik ten Hag row
pa href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/steven-gerrard/ target=_blank aria-label=Steven Gerrard (opens in a new tab) rel=noreferrer noopenerSteven Gerrard/a’s Saudi side made an enquiry for the former a href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/team/1250149/borussia-dortmund/Borussia Dortmund/a winger following his public bust-up with a href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/erik-ten-hag/Erik ten Hag/a./p
figure id=attachment_23857787 class=wp-caption alignnone style=width: 744pximg decoding=async src=https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/manager-erik-ten-hag-manchester-843158198.jpg?strip=allamp;w=734 alt= class=alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-23857787 width=734 height=960 /figcaption class=wp-caption-text/figcaptionfigcreditGETTY/figcredit/figureJadon Sancho#8217;s Manchester United future is in doubt following a row with Erik ten Hag[/caption]
figure id=attachment_23857790 class=wp-caption alignnone style=width: 970pximg decoding=async loading=lazy src=https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/jadon-sancho-manchester-united-instructs-843157980.jpg?strip=allamp;w=960 alt= class=alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-23857790 width=960 height=710 /figcaption class=wp-caption-text/figcaptionfigcreditGETTY/figcredit/figureThe England international hit back at public criticism from his manager[/caption]
figure id=attachment_23857794 class=wp-caption alignnone style=width: 847pximg decoding=async loading=lazy src=https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/manchester-uniteds-jadon-sancho-applauds-839856704-3.jpg?strip=allamp;w=837 alt= class=alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-23857794 width=837 height=960 /figcaption class=wp-caption-text/figcaptionfigcreditGETTY/figcredit/figureSancho was the subject of a late swoop from Saudi side Al Ettifaq but the move fell through[/caption]
pThey signed a href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/jordan-henderson/Jordan Henderson/a earlier in the window and fancied pairing him with another Three Lions star in Sancho./p
pThat would have saved the £73 million ace and the manager an awkward meeting when the first team return to training at Carrington span id=90e8910b-068e-479d-8654-5619984ba0cc class=suggested-linknext/span week./p
pHowever, Al Ettifaq were told the deal would include an obligation to sign Sancho for a fee of around £50 million at the end of the season./p
pAnd the club decided they could not commit to that after their span id=1e511cbc-aa5b-499a-9bff-444829dd73db class=suggested-linksummer/span spending spree – which has also seen Everton’s a href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/demarai-gray/Demarai Gray/a join them./p
pSo with just hours to go before the transfer span id=1555054c-4d57-49ca-ad07-c1c88fdfe243 class=suggested-linkdeadline/span in Saudi, they pulled the plug on the deal.nbsp;/p
pTen Hag is believed to feel let down by Sancho following his public backing of the ex-Manchester City trainee last season./p
pThe manager said the winger had not been included in the squad for the trip to a href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/team/1196653/arsenal/Arsenal/a as he had not trained well in the build-up to the game./p
pSancho went on social media soon afterwards – suggesting there were other reasons for his omission and his post remains live./p
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pThe span id=f5ae5694-588d-4ad9-bd1e-64fae7b7312f class=suggested-linkEngland/span international didn#8217;t hold in his public rebuke of his gaffer, in which he said: #8220;Please don#8217;t believe everything you read!/p
p#8220;I will not allow people to say things that are completely untrue. I have conducted myself in training very well this week./p
p#8220;I believe there are other reasons for this matter that I won#8217;t go into, I#8217;ve been a scapegoat for a long time which isn#8217;t fair!/p
p#8220;All I want to do is play a href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/football/football/a with a smile on my face and contribute to the team./p
p#8220;I respect all decisions that are made by the coaching staff, I play with fantastic players and I am grateful to do so, which I know every week is a challenge./p
p#8220;I will continue to fight for this badge no matter what!#8221;/p
pSancho now faces an uphill battle to save his Old Trafford career with the final chance of him earning a summer move away now gone./p
pa href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/team/1196656/manchester-united/Manchester United/a will be back in action a week on Saturday, welcoming Brighton to Old Trafford./p
figure id=attachment_23857757 class=wp-caption alignnone style=width: 650pximg decoding=async loading=lazy src=https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/jadon-sancho-manchester-united-action-840591452-1.jpg?strip=allamp;w=640 alt= class=alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-23857757 width=640 height=960 /figcaption class=wp-caption-text/figcaptionfigcreditGETTY/figcredit/figureJadon Sancho#8217;s long-term Manchester United future is in doubt[/caption]