Manchester United’s lack of success on the field over the last decade is somewhat understandable, given the chaos behind the scenes.
However, that could all be set to change with the arrival of Sir Jim Ratcliffe, who wants to return the Red Devils to their glory days.
Operations are already underway, but it will be at the end of the season when large decisions are acted on, whether in the transfer market or with the current crop.
But one aspect that must be improved upon instantly is United’s transfer strategy, which has seen them overpay for talent, with one player in particular standing out in recent years.
What Man United paid for Jadon Sancho
In the summer of 2021, Man United finally acquired their main target in Jadon Sancho, who had been previously tearing up Europe with Borussia Dortmund.
During his final season in Germany, the English winger scored 16 goals and provided 20 assists in 38 games across all competitions, making him one of the deadliest forwards around.
With Sancho in red-hot form at the time, then-United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer forked out £73m to purchase the attacker, but in his first season, the former Manchester City star only scored three goals and collected three assists in the league.
The struggle to adapt wasn’t helped by the lack of managerial stability during his first campaign, but even with the arrival of Erik ten Hag, Sancho failed to live up to his true potential, scoring six and assisting three in the Premier League in 2022/23.
Man Utd may already have a bigger prospect than Amad in “enormous talent”
The youngster has been on fire for the U21’s.
Overall, it’s clear that the signing of Sancho has been an absolute disaster for the Red Devils, and it will be looked back on as an example of what to avoid in the future.
