Man United accept £138m plus loss as they will allow £200k p/w flop to leave for free in the summer
Man United will lose a whopping £80m on the player, who is on £200,000 per week at Old Trafford.
Man United’s transfer business over the past few years has been widely criticised, as they have spent big on players who really haven’t performed. Sir Jim Ratcliffe is trying to change that, as the club are beginning to sign proven Premier League players, who they know can cope with the pressures of playing for Manchester United.
For example, they signed Matheus Cunha from Wolves and Bryan Mbeumo from Brentford in the summer, and both have proven to be excellent additions. Mbeumo, especially, who has scored four Premier League goals so far, and could be considered one of their best signings in a decade.
However, they still have a few ‘flopped’ players that they need to deal with, and one of them, who they spent £88m on, now looks to be leaving for free in the summer, handing the club a massive loss.
Man United willing to let Sancho leave for free
Jadon Sancho has less than one year left on his contract at Man United, and the club were hoping to offload him before his late loan move to Aston Villa. However, since moving to Villa on loan in the summer, the winger has made just three appearances, all of which have come from the bench.
It seems that Sancho isn’t a big part of Unai Emery’s plans. According to talkSPORT, Man United are now willing to let Sancho’s £200,000 per week contract expire in June, and allow him to leave as a free agent. They had hoped to sell him in the summer but he refused to bring down his wage demands for interested clubs with Villa swooping for a loan that is expected to cover all of his salary.
That means they will lose £88m on him in terms of transfer fees, as they paid Dortmund that figure to sign him back in 2021. Furthermore, Sancho has earned approximately £50m in wages at United, as his earnings have decreased amid his loan deals to Chelsea, Dortmund and Villa in recent seasons. That means that in total, United have spent around £138m on Sancho, and they are going to let him leave for free in the summer.
Which other United players’ contracts are expiring?
There are two other names of note who could leave in June. The first is Harry Maguire, who signed a one-year contract extension last season, but is yet to sign another. It is understood that Man United and Maguire want to agree an extension, as the club views him as an important asset.
So far this season, the English centre-back has made seven Premier League appearances, scoring one goal, which came as the winner against Liverpool last month. Apart from Maguire, Casemiro’s contract is also due to expire.
The Brazilian has been at United for three years, and he has been impressive this year, becoming Ruben Amorim’s first choice holding midfielder. It is understood that United want to sign a new holding midfielder in January, but they could be willing to extend Casemiro’s contract too, if he were to take a pay cut.