{"id":548458,"date":"2020-04-05T07:25:36","date_gmt":"2020-04-05T11:25:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=548458"},"modified":"2020-04-05T07:45:11","modified_gmt":"2020-04-05T11:45:11","slug":"report-jadon-sancho-may-snub-manchester-united-without-champions-league-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/04\/05\/report-jadon-sancho-may-snub-manchester-united-without-champions-league-football\/","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: Jadon Sancho May Snub Manchester United Without Champions League Football"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"headline-with-subtype\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/manchester-united\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Manchester United<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/dbf053da\/Jadon-Sancho?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jadon Sancho<\/a> have been closely linked. Sancho has many other potential suitors including <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/chelsea\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chelsea<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/liverpool\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Liverpool<\/a>. Earlier this week it seemed Sancho had chosen United as his destination, but new reports from Dan King of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/sport\/football\/11328580\/jadon-sancho-snub-man-utd-transfer-champions-league\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Sun<\/a> suggest the race is not yet over. Not only that, but Sancho&#8217;s future may be entirely out of United&#8217;s hands.<\/div>\n<h2>Jadon Sancho Makes Shock Manchester United Transfer\u00a0 Decision<\/h2>\n<div class=\"headline-with-subtype\">The Sun suggests that playing <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/category\/champions-league\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Champions League<\/a> football is a major priority for the England international. If the Reds fail to qualify for the Champions League Sancho reportedly plans to snub the Red Devils and choose a new team.<\/div>\n<h3>Out of United&#8217;s Control<\/h3>\n<div>This is bad news for United because it is not entirely in their control. The FA are still working on solutions to decide the final standings of the season because the Coronavirus pandemic, and depending on which solution they choose, United may fail to qualify for the Champions League, without even kicking a ball.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>However, even if the FA decide to resume the season, United still may not qualify for the Champions League. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/wolves-club-analysis-news-fixtures\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wolves<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/sheffield-united-club-news-analysis-fixtures\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sheffield United<\/a> are only two points behind United, with <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/tottenham\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tottenham<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/arsenal\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Arsenal<\/a> also within five points.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>There are also legal battles ensuing that will decide Sancho&#8217;s future. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/manchester-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Manchester City<\/a> are banned from European competitions for two years for breaching financial fair play rules. This ban is why United are currently in the Champions League positions. Since City are in second place and they cannot qualify, the Champions League qualifying spots are 1, 3, 4, and 5. However, City are challenging their ban at the Court of Arbitration for Sport. If they are successful in the courtroom, they will steal United&#8217;s Champions League place. Once again, this can be done without the kick of a ball.<\/div>\n<h3>Some Good News<\/h3>\n<div>Thankfully, there is still some good news for United fans. Chelsea who were also in the race for Sancho have been tipped to swerve on the deal. Former Blues defender <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.us\/frank-sinclair\/profil\/spieler\/8056\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Frank Sinclair<\/a> told <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.gentingbet.com\/blog\/football-insights-sinclair\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GentingBet<\/a>: &#8220;Jadon Sancho is a fantastic player and a great talent but he plays in similar positions to the likes of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.us\/callum-hudson-odoi\/profil\/spieler\/392768\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Callum Hudson-Odoi<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.us\/willian\/profil\/spieler\/52769\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Willian<\/a>. Whether he is a Chelsea target, I don\u2019t know, as Chelsea have more than enough players in those positions that can play in those wide areas or in the No10 role \u2013 they have plenty of options. So, I don\u2019t think that it is a position that Chelsea are panicking over but if a player of Jadon\u2019s ability becomes available then you have to look at it. But for me, it\u2019s not a position that Chelsea are desperate for. Is Sancho any better than Hudson-Odoi on that left-hand side?&#8221;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Jadon Sancho has enjoyed an amazing season in the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/category\/bundesliga\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bundesliga<\/a>. At only 20 years old he has 14 goals and 15 assists for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.us\/borussia-dortmund\/startseite\/verein\/16\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Borussia Dortmund<\/a>. Sancho would perfectly fill in a major position United are currently lacking in. Their current starting options at right-wing are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.us\/daniel-james\/profil\/spieler\/319301\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Daniel James<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.us\/mason-greenwood\/profil\/spieler\/532826\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mason Greenwood<\/a>. These two are amazing youngsters with bright futures, but they are not yet at consistent first-team quality.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Main Photo<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1211865153\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 65.48821% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/1211865153?et=KcOts9dgRfd0XWrK-JLbbg&amp;tld=co.uk&amp;sig=7G_SL_s60Vd31APVLUSywvb0QTfs7E3d2uK1FnhB5BM=&amp;caption=true&amp;ver=1\" width=\"594\" height=\"389\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United and Jadon Sancho have been closely linked. Sancho has many other potential suitors including Chelsea and Liverpool. Earlier this week it seemed Sancho had chosen United as his destination, but new reports from Dan King of The Sun suggest the race is not yet over. Not only that, but Sancho&#8217;s future may be [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3305,"featured_media":548496,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,2,18,30,28],"tags":[4063,52,46,3319,1621,36,40,5194,136],"class_list":["post-548458","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-premier-league","category-featured","category-manchester-united","category-news","category-transfers","tag-2019-20-premier-league","tag-borussia-dortmund","tag-chelsea","tag-daniel-james","tag-jadon-sancho","tag-manchester-united","tag-premier-league","tag-sancho-tansfer-decision","tag-world-football"],"modified_by":"Declan Wiseman, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548458","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3305"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=548458"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548458\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/548496"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=548458"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=548458"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=548458"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}