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Brentford have held talks to sign Jadon Sancho on a free transfer this summer, but the 26-year-old winger only has eyes for a different Premier League club, according to a new report.<\/p>\n
In a long line of terrible signings at Old Trafford in the post-Sir Alex Ferguson era, the \u00a373 million deal agreed with Borussia Dortmund for Sancho is arguably the worst. The South London native never adapted to life in Manchester, despite having come through the academy in the blue half of the city before leaving for Germany as a 17-year-old.<\/p>\n
At the Signal Iduna Park, he emerged as one of the most exciting wingers in Europe, offering dizzying dribbling and cutting-edge creativity on par with the continent\u2019s best attackers.<\/p>\n
At the time, United looked to have landed the ideal complement to complete their young attacking trident with Marcus Rashford and Mason Greenwood; the fact that all three, for very different reasons, no longer reside in M16 tells its own story of how this plan played out.<\/p>\n
Across 83 appearances in a red shirt, Sancho returned a paltry 12 goals and six assists. This lack of production on the pitch was exacerbated by numerous issues off it, leading Manchester United to sanction multiple loans as no club was willing to sign him permanently.<\/p>\n
Sancho has spent this season on a year-long loan with rivals Aston Villa after failing to agree terms with Chelsea last summer following a similar arrangement in the 2024\/25 campaign. He previously returned to Borussia Dortmund on a six-month loan in January 2024.<\/p>\n
Manchester United retain the option to extend Sancho\u2019s exorbitant contract by twelve months. But there is zero interest in doing this as INEOS prepare to finally rid themselves of an expensive mistake ahead of a return to the Champions League next year.<\/p>\n
This means Sancho will become a free agent next month, with potential suitors \u2014 such as Brentford \u2014 having been able to hold talks over a deal. Bournemouth and Crystal Palace are also keeping tabs on the situation, according to Sports Boom<\/em>.<\/p>\n But the player is understood to be actively pushing to remain in Birmingham as he would \u201clove to stay at Aston Villa\u201d next season, having become the second Manchester United misfit to get a new lease of life under Unai Emery. <\/p>\n EXCL: Jadon Sancho would love to stay at Aston Villa next season, with Villa exploring a cut-price permanent deal.\u2702\ufe0f<\/p>\n Crystal Palace, Bournemouth and Brentford are all monitoring after Man Utd decided against offering him a new contract.\u270d\ufe0f\u274c#AVFC<\/a> #MUFC<\/a>https:\/\/t.co\/upnhlKLRgl<\/p>\n\n