Manchester United set to accept huge £120m loss in shock transfer decision for 25-year-old flop
Man United could lose over £120m based on their decision, in what is a huge transfer mistake.
Manchester United’s transfer strategy over the past year or two has shown significant improvement. Last summer, they made some excellent signings, with the additions of Bryan Mbeumo, Matheus Cunha, Benjamin Sesko, and Senne Lammens.
However, when you look back over the past five to ten years, it has been an issue. In the summer, United sold Antony to Real Betis for just £21.5m, making a huge loss on the £85m they paid for him just three years prior.
One of their other big-money flops is Jadon Sancho, whom they signed for £73m from Bundesliga giants Borussia Dortmund in July 2021.
Man United agree to let Sancho leave for free
Sancho is currently on loan at Aston Villa, and has been since the summer. He has made a total of 25 appearances for Unai Emery’s side, scoring just one goal and providing one assist. The 25-year-old has really struggled to find form since moving from Germany to Manchester in 2021.
According to The Sun, Man United have made the decision not to extend Sancho’s contract, and let him leave for free in the summer, rather than extending his deal and trying to sell him for a return. This means that the club will make a huge loss on the 25-year-old, based on how much he has cost the club over the past five years.
Firstly, United signed Sancho for £73m in 2021, and agreed a five-year contract with the English winger, which worked out at a total value in total of around £50m. It means that United have spent over £120m on Sancho, meaning that if he leaves for free, the Red Devils will be making a massive loss when you add up his transfer fee and his wages since moving to Old Trafford.
Sancho has made 83 appearances for Manchester United since joining, scoring just 12 goals, and providing six assists.
Aston Villa want to keep Sancho
Based on recent comments from Aston Villa manager Unai Emery, the Midlands-based club want to keep hold of the 25-year-old beyond this season, likely signing him as a free agent based on Manchester United’s decision on him as of late.
Emery said last week: “He will need another contract and maybe it could be here. In case he’s playing his best football, we will want him. Maybe other teams could be involved in the interest for him. The first part of the season was not enough. He was working, he was trying, but he was not achieving the performances needed. I spoke to him a few times about the challenge he has and he must be very demanding in himself, like he is now.
"There’s no time to wait for anyone. We need everyone to be focused, with their qualities and preparation to play helping the team. We believed in him at the start of season, we believed in him in December and we believe in him now and I believe he’s getting better.”