Borussia Dortmund have told Jadon Sancho they cannot offer him a route back to the club this summer.
Sancho has returned to Manchester United after Chelsea opted against signing him on a permanent deal following a season on loan at Stamford Bridge, paying a £5million penalty to avoid keeping him at the club.
Ruben Amorim has no plans to integrate Sancho back into the first-team at Old Trafford. The 25-year-old has one year left on his deal thought to be worth around £300,000-a-week with United desperate to offload him on a permanent basis this summer.
After being banished from the squad by Erik ten Hag, Sancho returned to former club Dortmund in January 2024, showing slight glimpses of his once fearsome form as the Bundesliga side reached the Champions League final.
A return to Dortmund is reportedly Sancho’s preferred option – but his former side are focusing on other priorities this summer.
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Bayer Leverkusen have also been linked with a move for Sancho with the club searching for a replacement for Florian Wirtz who is poised to complete a record move to Liverpool.
‘Of course, contact with Jadon is always there, in some way, because we have a very long history,’ Dortmund’s sporting director Sebastian Kehl said.
‘But it’s not an issue for us right now. We have other priorities at the moment, and that’s why the Sancho issue was probably played up more in the media than discussed internally.’
However, the appointment of ten Hag as Xabi Alonso’s replacement would surely scupper those plans given the history between the Dutchman and Sancho.
United will take a huge hit on the £71m they paid to side Sancho five years if they do manage to offload him this summer.
A loan deal could be a more likely option with Aston Villa, Newcastle United and Tottenham named as three clubs monitoring his situation.
United meanwhile are also hoping to offload Marcus Rashford and Antony. The England international is still holding out for a dream move to Barcelona while Real Betis, where Antony shone on loan last season, are not thought to be in a position to meet United’s asking price for a permanent move.
