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English costs three million
Reports: Sancho’s return to BVB is certain
January 9, 2024, 5:14 p.m
According to consistent media reports, Jadon Sancho’s return to Borussia Dortmund is certain. The Englishman is scheduled to be introduced tomorrow and move to BVB on loan. Dortmund can use Sancho’s offensive power and can’t get past a draw in the last friendly.
Borussia Dortmund had a mixed dress rehearsal before the Bundesliga restart at the weekend, but can hope that Jadon Sancho’s transfer will be completed quickly. According to consistent media reports, the Englishman’s return to BVB is certain. As the “Ruhr Nachrichten” and the “WAZ” reported earlier in the evening, the 23-year-old is moving on loan from Manchester United and will play in Dortmund in the coming days. According to “WAZ”, the cost of the deal for the German runner-up should amount to around three million euros. According to SID information, the most recent change will be announced on Wednesday.
“I am cautiously optimistic,” BVB managing director Hans-Joachim Watzke said recently. “We want to bring him over, but we’re not ready to announce results yet.” BVB has not yet commented on the alleged execution. In four years in Dortmund, Sancho scored 50 goals and 64 assists in 137 games.
The black and yellow could definitely use the 2021 cup winners: In the test match against Belgium’s ninth-placed Standard Liège, coach Edin Terzić’s team couldn’t get past a 3:3 (1:1) draw in Marbella. Captain Emre Can was absent from the last tough test due to stress control, while Marco Reus had already left due to the expected birth of his second child. Before kick-off, a minute’s silence was held for the football legend Franz Beckenbauer, who died on Sunday, and the Dortmund team also wore mourning ribbons.
Thomas Meunier (15th), Antonios Papadopoulos (70th) and Samuel Bamba (88th) scored for BVB. On the Belgian side, Hertha loanee Wilfried Kanga scored a brace (36th/59th) and Stipe Perica was also successful (77th). After the game, Terzic was dissatisfied. “Another draw, that’s what got us into the situation in the league that we’re now fifth in the table. Nevertheless, we also saw a lot of good things today,” he said. His players implemented the training content well, especially in the first half. “But you can see that there is still a long way to go,” said Terzic. Exploiting opportunities in particular is a problem. That’s exactly where Sancho should make things better.
On Saturday Dortmund have to improve against Darmstadt 98 (6.30 p.m./Sky and in the live ticker on ntv.de). In order not to lose touch with the Champions League places, a win is mandatory. BVB wintered in fifth place with 27 points and is six points behind RB Leipzig in fourth place.