London, March 18 – Eight-time German league champions Borussia Dortmund have expressed interest in re-signing England-born Jadon Sancho on a free transfer from Manchester United, who acquired him from his home country in 2021 and loaned him to Chelsea and Aston Villa in recent seasons.
The 25-year-old Sancho, who was born in Camberwell, Greater London, and made his name at former Bundesliga winners Dortmund, is out of contract at United this summer, and it is unlikely that he will be offered a new deal, according to reports in England.
Dortmund therefore want to bring Sancho back to Germany, where he made his name as a teenager.
Jadon Sancho, the 23-time England international, is currently on loan at Aston Villa, his third spell away from Old Trafford since joining the Red Devils for £73 million in 2021. Sancho's move to Villa was a loan deal without an option to buy, www.mirror.com.uk reported on Wednesday.
Although Villa boss Unai Emery recently hinted at keeping the forward, Dortmund are keen on bringing back the player who made his debut for them in 2017.
According to a report in The Times, after deciding not to target any wingers last summer – due to Nico Kovac's insistence on playing a 3-4-2-1 formation – the Dortmund manager has changed his mind and approved a move for Sancho.
The report said that the former Dortmund star would, however, need to take a significant pay cut on his £300,000-a-week wages at United in order to secure a return to the Signal Iduna Park. Sancho made his name with the Bundesliga club, which signed him from Manchester City in 2017.
The report also added that Kovac's side has cash in reserve for the summer transfer window after deciding to let the contracts of Julian Brandt, Niklas Sule, and Salih Ozcan run out. Dortmund will therefore save roughly £21 million in annual wages and is optimistic that they can convince Sancho, who's free to sign a pre-contract agreement with a club from abroad.