JADON SANCHO has reportedly suffered a major blow to his hopes of landing a return to Borussia Dortmund from Manchester United.
The 23-year-old England international winger has largely underwhelmed since his arrival at Old Trafford from the Bundesliga giants in 2021 for £73million.
GettyJadon Sancho has suffered a major transfer blow[/caption]
He was hoping for a fresh start when Erik ten Hag took charge last summer.
But he largely failed to recapture his old Dortmund form and, after missing out on England’s World Cup squad, he was sent to Holland for extra training by the boss.
Sancho, who is under contract until 2026, showed flashes upon his return, but he scored just seven times in 41 games last term.
Ten Hag is planning to offload up to 13 players from United during the current window in order to bolster his own transfer budget.
And Sancho was believed to be one of the stars that United are ready to listen to offers for.
We reported on Sunday how the Red Devils had reportedly rejected an offer from Dortmund to take Sancho back on loan.
Now Bild are claiming that Dortmund have no interest in a romantic return as they feel they already have a winger that will turn out to be “even better” than their ex ace.
That man is 17-year-old Julien Duranville, a Belgian under-19 international.
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The teen is a youth product of Anderlecht in his homeland and made his professional bow for them in May 2022 in a draw with Club Brugge.
But Dortmund swooped to sign him back in January and he has already had a taste of the Bundesliga.
He made his debut for them in their final day title collapse as they blew the title with a 2-2 draw against Mainz that crowned Bayern Munich champions.
Now club chiefs believe that they would be better off making him a fully-fledged member of their first-team rather than moving for their former talent.
Sancho left Man City for Dortmund in 2017 and burst into their first-team to become a huge fan favourite.
He scored 38 goals and provided countless assists during his 104 matches as he helped them to DFB Pokal and German Supercup success.
GettyDortmund have huge hopes for teenage star Julien Duranville[/caption]
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