Is this the right call by United?
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Manchester United have reportedly alreadydecided to let Jadon Sancho go at the end of his contract instead of triggering an option to extend his deal.
The 25-year-old is currently out on loan at Aston Villa, but has struggled to make much of an impression so far, following on from a difficult spell at Old Trafford.
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According totalkSPORT, it now looks like Man Utd have basically given up on Sancho, and won’t use their option to keep him on for another year, even though it will mean losing him on a free transfer.
At this point, you’d have to say that looks like the better optionover keeping Sancho for one more year and having to pay his £200k-a-week salary for even longer.
Jadon Sancho has been one of Manchester United’s biggest flops
There have been a lot of failed big-money signings at United in the post-Sir Alex Ferguson era, and Sancho is right up there with the worst of them.
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The former England international has played 83 games for the club in total, scoring just 12 goals, and it’s hard to really think of any positive moments he had in a red shirt.
Sancho showed some signs of improvement on loan at Chelsea last season, but it wasn’t enough for them to decide to keep him permanently, and he’s looked even worse since moving to Villa.
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Considering how much he cost, and the hype about him when he arrived, Sancho is surely up there with the likes of Angel Di Maria, Alexis Sanchez, and Antony as one of United’s worst ever signings.
It’s hard to imagine Sancho being able to revive his career at this point, so it will be interesting to see where he ends up if he doesn’t make his stay at Villa permanent, which currently seems like the most realistic outcome.
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