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Sir Jim Ratcliffe. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)
Man United are set to lose £74m on one of their signings, who is set to leave for free this summer.
However, in the previous seasons, the Red Devils’ transfer strategy hasn’t been the best, as they have spent big on several players who haven’t lived up to expectations. Names include the likes of Anthony, Rasmus Hojlund, Manuel Ugarte and Jadon Sancho, all of whom struggled to find form at United.
Sancho in talks to re-join Borussia Dortmund
Man United signed Sancho from Dortmund for a hefty fee of £74m in 2021, and he has since struggled to live up to the expectations that he came with, making 83 appearances for the Red Devils, scoring 12 goals, and providing six assists.
Last season, Sancho went out on loan to Chelsea after a six-month loan spell back at Dortmund, and he performed well at Chelsea. However, the Blues opted against signing him permanently for £25m, and so he returned to Old Trafford. He left on loan for Villa in the summer, but seeing as his contract expires in the summer, there is no buy option.
Sancho has made 31 appearances for Villa this season, scoring one goal and providing three assists. He has impressed at times, becoming a valuable squad player for Unai Emery, but it isn’t clear yet as to whether Villa will try to sign Sancho permanently.
Sancho made 158 appearances for Dortmund’s first team, scoring 53 goals and providing 67 assists, much better than his record for United.
Man United set to lose £140m on Sancho
Seeing as the Red Devils paid £74m for Sancho, letting him leave for free is already seen as a major blow, as they have lost all the value that they paid for him five years ago. Furthermore, Sancho signed a five-year contract worth a base total of £65m.
This means that United have lost a total of around £140m on Sancho, which is a huge loss for a football club that has lost money on several big-money players in recent seasons, such as Anthony, Hojlund and Ugarte.
Sir Jim Ratcliffe hopes that United’s transfer strategy improves in the next few years; otherwise, United are expected to suffer major financial losses more and more often.
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