Return to Man Utd or stay at Dortmund - what next for Jadon Sancho?

Jadon Sancho made the perfect start to his second Borussia Dortmund spell with an assist in their 3-0 win at Darmstadt on Saturday evening.

The winger has returned to BVB on loan from Manchester United for the rest of the 2023/24 season after a falling out with manager Erik ten Hag.

After making an immediate impact back in the Bundesliga, there has been talk of Sancho staying at Dortmund beyond his loan spell, despite the club not having an option to make the move permanent.

But what are Sancho's options likely to be come the end of the season? assesses what the future could hold.

Sancho's route back into the current United setup revolves around his relationship with Ten Hag. The Dutchman dropped the winger from the matchday squad to face Arsenal in September, citing his poor training level.

In response, Sancho took to social media and denied these claims, effectively calling Ten Hag a liar. This post remained pinned to the top of his X/Twitter page for several days before eventually being removed. After Sancho refused to apologise to Ten Hag, he was banished from the first-team.

For Sancho to be reintegrated to United's current setup, sources have told he would still need to say sorry to Ten Hag and the dressing room, meaning even if he does well at Dortmund the situation won't change without some form of private and public apology.

By the time his loan ends, INEOS and Sir Jim Ratcliffe will be officially in charge of the sporting side of the club and have completed their strategic review of United. This will include making a judgment on the future of Ten Hag. That's not to say he's likely to be sacked, but in a hypothetical where United didn't achieve their goals this season and Sancho did, then it is still possible he could