Sancho is set to rejoin Dortmund on loan (Picture: Getty)
Borussia Dortmund midfielder
Emre Can is ‘extremely happy’ to see Jadon Sancho on his way back to the club,
insisting the Manchester United winger can be their ‘difference-maker’.
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Sancho was banished from
the United first-team in August and is set to leave the club to return to Dortmund this
week.
United were eager to offload the 23-year-old on a permanent basis but relented on
that stance after a lack of serious interest. Sancho is set to rejoin Dortmund on a
six-month loan deal with the Bundesliga side paying a modest loan fee and only a
portion of his salary.
A deal is thought to be close to completion with Sancho hoping
to join Dortmund on their training camp in Marbella next week.
Sancho spent four years
at Dortmund after joining them from Manchester City. In his final season at the club
before his £73million move to Old Trafford, he scored 16 goals and provided 20 assists,
helping the club win the German Cup. The winger has failed to match that return in
three years back in Manchester with 12 goals and six assists to his name.
Despite his
struggles at United, former Liverpool midfielder Can is relishing the prospect of
linking up with Sancho once again.
‘Personally, I would be extremely happy because I
think a lot of him and I believe that if he comes, he will help us,’ he told Sky Sports
Germany.
Sancho publicly challenged Erik ten Hag in August (Picture: Getty)
‘But I
don’t know how far it is or whether he’s coming or not coming.
‘But it would definitely
be nice if he came. He is a difference maker. He’s always good for a goal, he’s always
good for an assist and he’ll definitely help us if he comes along.
‘He is extremely
talented and is simply a difference-maker.’
Sancho has refused to apologise to ten Hag
following his public outburst against his manager in August and has faced questions
over his attitude and application at other stages in his career.
Can himself told the
Londoner he must ‘grow up’ after breaking Germany’s lockdown rules to have a haircut in
July 2024 but now believes he is ‘maturing’.
He continued: ‘He is getting older and he
is also becoming more mature. And I do believe that he has improved in that aspect
too.’
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