JADON SANCHO will have to assess his options after
The winger was left out of the Manchester United squad to face Arsenal by manager Erik ten Hag on the weekend.
Jadon Sancho has five options at Manchester United
Sancho was cut from the team by manager Erik ten Hag
Sancho, 23, was criticised by the manager for not performing in training, which led to him hitting back on social media.
He claimed that he had been “scapegoated” in his public outburst.
Following this, it is thought that people at Old Trafford are “debating whether he will play for the club again”.
He is currently training with the club’s firing players as Ten Hag headed off on holiday during the international break.
This means that Sancho will have to evaluate his options at Manchester United and decide his next step.
Stay and fight for place
The first option for the England international would be to stay at the club and fight for his spot in the team.
After thriving at Borussia Dortmund, Sancho joined the Red Devils as a potential prospect.
Sancho may begin to establish his value for the £73 million they bought for him back in 2021 if he could disprove Ten Hag.
Sancho has mostly underwhelmed since joining the team; in 82 games across all competitions, he has only contributed to 12 goals and six others.
Sit out all season
The winger could sit out the rest of the season
Another option for Sancho would be to sit out the season and continue to collect his reported £350,000-per-week salary.
Sancho has three years left to run on his contract, which would see United continue paying him, even if he is not playing.
Should he withdraw himself from the team it would take away an attacking option for Ten Hag.
The Dutch manager would then have to rely on Antony to play on the right wing. However, he has recently been accused of domestic violence by ex-girlfriend Gabriela Cavallin.
Play for U21’s
Sancho could drop down to the U21s
If Sancho wants to continue wearing the United shirt but not for the first team, then he could make himself available for the U21s.
This would allow the 23-year-old to maintain his fitness as he would compete with the club’s youngsters.
It would see him play alongside veteran midfielder Tom Huddlestone who features for the side as one of the overage players.
The rules state that clubs can field up to three overage outfield players, with many often using as a way of getting recently injured stars minutes on the pitch.
Seal a last minute transfer
Sancho could make a quick transfer to the Saudi Pro League and join the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo
A fourth option for Sancho would be to try and force his way out of the club on a transfer.
However, if he wants to move soon, then he will have to be quick, with only a few transfer windows remaining open.
The Saudi Pro League window shuts tomorrow – September 7 – and a move there could see him play against the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo N’Golo Kante and Jordan Henderson.
Or Sancho could move to Turkey with the window there shutting on September 15.
However, United may struggle to sanction a deal as they would have to wait until January to sign a replacement.
Terminate his contract
Sancho could terminate his contract at Man United
The last option that remains open to Sancho would be to terminate his contract.
As a result, he would leave his lucrative contract and be added to the list of free agents, leaving him without a club.
However, he would have to register before September 13 in order to play for the new team. He could then continue in the Premier League.
He would have until the January transfer window to register and play for his new team if he joined after that cutoff.
Ronaldo decided to have his contract amicably terminated before joining the Saudi club Al-Nasr, and United went through a similar circumstance the previous year.