Manchester United update on Jadon Sancho amid transfer 'options' from elsewhere

Manchester United start the 2024/25 season at home to Fulham as they look to start with a win in front of their own supporters. They finished down in 8th place last term and are hoping for much in this campaign.

Erik ten Hag remains in charge at Old Trafford and will be looking for more trophies having won the Carabao Cup and FA Cup since his move to England in 2022. Here is a look at some of the latest transfer news and rumours coming out of the club...

Winger latest

United have made ‘no decision’ regarding the future of winger Jadon Sancho in this transfer window, according to journalist Fabrizio Romano on X. The attacker is facing an uncertain future this summer and it remains to be seen whether he will be staying put beyond the deadline later this month.

In this latest update regarding his situation, reporter Romano has suggested he has ‘options’ and has posted: “Understand Jadon Sancho’s future remains open as things could still happen before the end of the summer window. PSG spoke to player’s camp in July but no formal bid sent to Man Utd while clubs remain in contact for Ugarte. There are also more options, NO decision made yet.”

Sancho, who is 24-years-old, still has another couple of years left on his contract so the Red Devils are under no pressure to cash in on him just yet and can afford to wait for the right offer to come in for his signature. He has been on the books of the club since 2021 and has made 83 appearances in all competitions, chipping in with 12 goals.

The Londoner fell out of favour during the last campaign and was shipped out on loan in January to his former club Borussia Dortmund to get some game time. He has since returned to United and played in their recent Community Shield clash against another one of his ex-teams Manchester City at Wembley as they ended up losing on penalties.

Defender update

United defender Victor Lindelof is being linked with a switch to Fiorentina. As per Sky Italia, the Serie A outfit are weighing up a potential swoop for the centre-back as they look to bolster their options in that department.

The 30-year-old is valued at £13million on Transfermarkt. His deal expires in June 2025 meaning the Red Devils risk losing him for nothing next year if they don’t cash in on him now or in the January window, assuming he isn’t handed an unlikely extension anytime soon. 

He moved to England in 2017 after five years in Portugal at Benfica. The Sweden international has since played 259 games altogether and has scored four goals from the back.

The recent additions of Matthijs de Ligt from Bayern Munich and Leny Yoro from Lille have pushed Lindelof further down the pecking order. An exit over the next couple of weeks would suit all parties involved. The player would get more game time somewhere else and United would get his wage off their books.