Jadon Sancho saga heats up, Niko Kovac already involved | OneFootball

Since his €85 million departure to Manchester United in the summer of 2021, Jadon Sancho has repeatedly been a topic at Borussia Dortmund, and even made a temporary return in the second half of the 2023/24 season. In recent weeks and months, Sancho’s name has come up more and more frequently around BVB – and now it seems that the matter is really starting to gain momentum.

Because the attacking player, who is currently on loan from Manchester United to Aston Villa but mostly only plays a supporting role there, will be out of contract and thus available on a free transfer from July 1, a major hurdle that existed in the past is now gone. Sancho would not only be available without a transfer fee, but according to Sport BILD, he is also prepared to make significant concessions regarding his salary. The newspaper considers a salary of around seven million euros per year including bonuses to be realistic – less than half of Sancho’s estimated €15 million salary at Man United.

After Sebastian Kehl recently gave evasive answers when asked about Sancho, but did not deny the rumors either, the topic seems to be heating up more and more behind the scenes.

BVB wants to play with real wingers again in the future

Sporting director Kehl has always been a supporter of Sancho, but now CEO Lars Ricken is also said to be enthusiastic about the idea of seeing the 25-year-old in the black and yellow jersey again. And that’s not all: according to Sport BILD, internal discussions about Sancho have already taken place with coach Niko Kovac. Although the BVB coach is known as a stickler for discipline, he by no means rejects the Englishman, who has occasionally been considered difficult in this respect in the past, and would not let a Sancho comeback fail.

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A Sancho comeback would also fit Dortmund’s plan to play with real wingers again in the future. Kovac is ready to adapt his tactics accordingly, but needs the right players for it – and Sancho could become a key component in this regard.

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