Overview
- Multiple outlets, citing Sky on Thursday, reported concrete talks on personal terms and said Jadon Sancho has told Borussia Dortmund he wants to return.
- Niko Kovac has approved the move, though sporting director Ole Book and CEO Lars Ricken will make the final call, with Ricken saying the club is assessing whether Sancho would make the team better.
- The proposed deal would involve no transfer fee because his Manchester United contract is set to expire, and he is finishing the season on loan at Aston Villa.
- Reports say Sancho is open to a major reduction from his current salary of about €15 million per year to fit Dortmund’s pay structure.
- Recent form at Villa has been modest with one goal and three assists in 33 games, but his prior Dortmund record of 53 goals and 67 assists in 158 matches explains the interest in a return.