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Arsenal have secret weapon in Jadon Sancho transfer race as Man United stance revealed
Manchester United winger Jadon Sancho is out in the cold after falling out with manager Erik ten Hag following his side’s 3-1 loss to Arsenal earlier this month
Jadon Sancho during a Manchester United game.
Arsenal have secret weapon in Jadon Sancho transfer race amid Man United stance. (Image: Gareth Copley/Getty Images)
Jadon Sancho’s time at Manchester United has been underwhelming, to say the least. Signed from Borussia Dortmund for a fee in the region of £73million, the England international was expected to light the Premier alight.
The young winger had established himself as one of Europe’s most talented youngsters during his time at the Westfalenstadion but he has failed to provide consistent performances in the red half of Manchester. Following this month’s 3-1 loss against Arsenal, United boss Erik ten Hag gave a damning response when asked why Sancho was left out of the matchday squad for the trip to the Emirates.
“On his performance on training we didn’t select him,” Ten Hag replied when asked about Sancho’s exclusion. “You have to reach the level every day at Manchester United.
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“You can make choices in the front line, so in this game he wasn’t selected.” The 23-year-old then labelled the Dutchman’s comments as “untrue” in a written statement on social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter), with the Red Devils then releasing a statement on Thursday confirming that the player would be training away from his teammates until the matter was resolved.
That has led to plenty of speculation surrounding Sancho’s future at Old Trafford, with some Arsenal fans proposing that they should sign him for a cut-price fee in the January transfer window. Gunners boss Mikel Arteta has been known to target players who have failed to live up to their potential at other clubs, helping turn around Martin Odegaard’s fortunes whilst the Spaniard now looks to do the same with Kai Havertz following his difficult spell with Chelsea.
If the north London outfit were to target Sancho, they certainly have one advantage in recruiting the player in the form of Reiss Nelson, who has been close with the United winger for a long time. Speaking about their friendship to the Daily Mail back in 2019, Sancho said: “We go way back. I first met Reiss when I was playing for Watford.
“We used to play each other in Southwark youth games. That’s how we got really close. We always used to link up and do little things – go to the cages, kick a ball with our friends.”
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Meanwhile, Nelson has also spoken about his childhood friend, telling the Guardian back in 2020: “It was always: ‘Reiss and Jadon, who’s better?’ Or ‘Reiss and Jadon, play football’, and it was getting a bit annoying and boring for us.
“We’d be out, like in a nice place, and someone would just throw a ball and say: ‘These two, battle each other!’ It got to a point where we were both just like: ‘Nah, we can’t just go messing around with each other all the time.’ It’s more of a proper brotherhood – he’s like my brother. It’s not a battle like some people say.”
Arsenal have secret weapon in Jadon Sancho transfer race as Man United stance revealed
Manchester United winger Jadon Sancho is out in the cold after falling out with manager Erik ten Hag following his side’s 3-1 loss to Arsenal earlier this month
Jadon Sancho during a Manchester United game.
Arsenal have secret weapon in Jadon Sancho transfer race amid Man United stance. (Image: Gareth Copley/Getty Images)
Jadon Sancho’s time at Manchester United has been underwhelming, to say the least. Signed from Borussia Dortmund for a fee in the region of £73million, the England international was expected to light the Premier alight.
The young winger had established himself as one of Europe’s most talented youngsters during his time at the Westfalenstadion but he has failed to provide consistent performances in the red half of Manchester. Following this month’s 3-1 loss against Arsenal, United boss Erik ten Hag gave a damning response when asked why Sancho was left out of the matchday squad for the trip to the Emirates.
“On his performance on training we didn’t select him,” Ten Hag replied when asked about Sancho’s exclusion. “You have to reach the level every day at Manchester United.
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“You can make choices in the front line, so in this game he wasn’t selected.” The 23-year-old then labelled the Dutchman’s comments as “untrue” in a written statement on social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter), with the Red Devils then releasing a statement on Thursday confirming that the player would be training away from his teammates until the matter was resolved.
That has led to plenty of speculation surrounding Sancho’s future at Old Trafford, with some Arsenal fans proposing that they should sign him for a cut-price fee in the January transfer window. Gunners boss Mikel Arteta has been known to target players who have failed to live up to their potential at other clubs, helping turn around Martin Odegaard’s fortunes whilst the Spaniard now looks to do the same with Kai Havertz following his difficult spell with Chelsea.
If the north London outfit were to target Sancho, they certainly have one advantage in recruiting the player in the form of Reiss Nelson, who has been close with the United winger for a long time. Speaking about their friendship to the Daily Mail back in 2019, Sancho said: “We go way back. I first met Reiss when I was playing for Watford.
“We used to play each other in Southwark youth games. That’s how we got really close. We always used to link up and do little things – go to the cages, kick a ball with our friends.”
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Meanwhile, Nelson has also spoken about his childhood friend, telling the Guardian back in 2020: “It was always: ‘Reiss and Jadon, who’s better?’ Or ‘Reiss and Jadon, play football’, and it was getting a bit annoying and boring for us.
“We’d be out, like in a nice place, and someone would just throw a ball and say: ‘These two, battle each other!’ It got to a point where we were both just like: ‘Nah, we can’t just go messing around with each other all the time.’ It’s more of a proper brotherhood – he’s like my brother. It’s not a battle like some people say.”
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