Jadon Sancho ‘underlines’ return position as club ‘willing’ to pay £85m for Manchester United ace

Manchester United are heading into the summer transfer window needing to decide on the future of several players.

Sir Jim Ratcliffe is set for his first window of control at Old Trafford, with INEOS still set to complete their review of the club and decide the future of manager Erik ten Hag. Departures are expected following announcements that Raphael Varane and Anthony Martial will both leave the club when their contracts expire.

Other high-profile names could follow, too Manchester Evening News understands all but four players have been made available for transfers elsewhere. Andre Onana, Kobbie Mainoo, Alejandro Garnacho and Rasmus Hojlund are the only members of the squad United will not entertain offers for in what could turn out to be a summer of transfer activity at Old Trafford.

READ MORE: INEOS could be about to get rid of something Erik ten Hag has said he wants at Manchester United

READ MORE: Erik ten Hag admission points to unthinkable Man United transfer decision thanks to FA Cup win

Two players who could leave are Brazilian midfielder Casemiro and Jadon Sancho, on loan from Borussia Dortmund. Saudi Pro League side Al-Nassr have indicated they are willing to pay up to £85m (€100m) for Casemiro.

This comes after news of Cristiano Ronaldo asking his club to try and capture his former Real Madrid teammate. The Brazilian’s form dipped last season and is therefore being linked with a summer exit.

Casemiro arrived on an initial deal of £60m over five years in 2022, aged 30 at the time. After an impressive first season, the five-time Champions League winner has shown a drop in performance and has been forced to play at centre-back in the last six league games amid a spate of injuries.

Now a report from Caught Offside claims that Al-Nassr would remarkably be willing to part with between £75m and £85m for the 32-year-old. That means United would be in line for a windfall.

Casemiro’s agents and Al-Nassr’s representatives are rumored to have already started talks in a bid to try and seal a deal quickly, with Al-Ahli said to be interested. The player is understood to have been told he is the Saudi club’s top priority.

Meanwhile, the Mirror claim that Jadon Sancho would only return to United if Erik ten Hag is sacked as manager. The winger reached the Champions League final while on loan at Borussia Dortmund, a move secured in January amid his falling out with Ten Hag.

Dortmund are expected to try to land Sancho on a permanent basis once again after selling him to United in 2021 for £73m. The player is open to staying at his parent club and wants to revive his career there, but realizes that cannot be done under the Ten Hag, the report said.

United are yet to make a decision on the manager after carrying out an end-of-season review last week while the Dutchman is on holiday. Sancho, who has two years left on his contract with United, has also been linked to Juventus.