“Issue settled”: BVB chief blocked Sancho’s sensational return | OneFootball

Jadon Sancho was once again a hot topic at Borussia Dortmund. But one BVB official is said to have blocked the former star’s return.

Another return of Jadon Sancho to Borussia Dortmund was apparently the subject of concrete internal discussions. In the end, however, it was primarily sporting director Ole Book who is said to have spoken out against signing the former BVB star. As Sport Bild reports, Dortmund’s decision-makers had been dealing with the issue for quite some time.

Book is said to have analyzed the now 26-year-old attacking player closely and then come to a clear conclusion. “He can’t help us! Case closed,” the sporting director is quoted as saying. According to the report, there was by no means complete agreement within Dortmund’s leadership. While sporting managing director Lars Ricken is also said to have had doubts about another Sancho return, other officials were reportedly much more open to the idea of signing him.

President Hans-Joachim Watzke in particular is said to have strongly backed his former protégé. The fact that Book’s negative stance ultimately carried decisive weight could also be linked to a new approach to transfers.

BVB sporting director Book blocked Sancho transfer

According to information from Ruhr Nachrichten, BVB now relies on unanimity: the coach, sporting director, and sporting managing director must all be convinced of a player before the club becomes active in the transfer market. At the very least, Sancho would not have cost Dortmund a transfer fee. His contract with Manchester United expired at the end of June after the English record champions declined an extension option.

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The winger has not yet found a new club. Yet his career at BVB once rose steeply. In 2021, Sancho moved to Manchester for around €85 million. However, he was unable to consistently match his performances from his time in Dortmund. After a falling-out with then-United coach Erik ten Hag, several loan spells followed.

Sancho had already made a temporary return to BVB before that. Later, he played on loan for Chelsea and Aston Villa. Most recently, the Englishman was even reportedly offered to Russian top-flight club FK Krasnodar. However, a move did not materialize.

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