Jadon Sancho has gone from zero at Manchester United to hero at Borussia Dortmund in a matter of months.
The Manchester United winger reached the Champions League final on Tuesday night after Dortmund beat Paris Saint-Germain 2-0 over two legs.
It now means that the discarded Old Trafford star has the chance to win the European Cup at Wembley.
Not even Jadon Sancho himself can probably believe his current situation because, only a number of months ago, he couldn’t even get into a struggling Manchester United team.
The 24-year-old refused to apologise to his under-fire manager Erik ten Hag for his social media outburst and that road led him back to where he made a name for himself as a teenager.
Jamie Carragher stated that Sancho was ‘brilliant’ over the two legs in Germany and now in Paris, as he told CBS Sports on Paramount+ (07/05/24 at 10:05 pm).
But the Liverpool legend stated it’s ‘easy’ for the player because he knows he is still Manchester United’s player, not Dortmund’s.
Regardless of what happens in the final – either Jude Bellingham’s Real Madrid or Harry Kane’s Bayern Munich will earn that ticket – you feel Sancho will surely want to make his loan spell permanent.
This spell in Dortmund worked before and it’s more than working again, whilst he just hasn’t got to grips with the Premier League, although Thierry Henry had some advice of his own.
Carragher explained why the glove might fit perfectly at one club, but at the other, it’s just not meant to be.
Borussia Dortmund beat Paris Saint-Germain to reach Champions League final
“He was fantastic. He was brilliant,” said Carragher. “It would be easy now because he’s not Dortmund’s player. He is Manchester United’s player.
“Manchester United fans will be watching this game thinking ‘oh, we want that player. We haven’t seen that player for two years’. But that is the player they bought.
“Sometimes, you know this better than anyone, Thierry (Henry). I have only played for one club. Moving clubs, sometimes you just feel, it might just be the kit. The feeling. The stadium. The confidence you have got. It doesn’t feel the right fit at Manchester United and that’s not just for him. That’s for a lot of players.”
Does Jadon Sancho have a Manchester United future?
If the player himself wants nothing but a permanent return to Dortmund, then it will be difficult to change his mind.
If it depends on his manager – ten Hag – then you feel all of that is still in the open.
Manchester United were stuffed 4-0 by Crystal Palace on Monday night and now the team are at risk of missing out on European football altogether.
It’s the small matter of a Manchester derby – for the second season running – in the FA Cup final and that end result could have a huge say on whether ten Hag stays or goes in the summer.
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