A number of players think they know why failed under . Sancho, 25, arrived at United to much fanfare in 2021, with the Red Devils paying £73million after spending the best part of 18 months trying to sign him.

In his first season, playing under and , the winger only showed glimpses of his talent and Ten Hag's arrival was supposed to herald a fresh start. Sancho continued to underwhelm, though, with Ten Hag even trying to give his career a hard reset by giving the the 23-time international three months away from United to work individually.

Sancho returned in the spring and finally looked poised to made good on his price tag in the 2023-24 season. But less than a month into the campaign, he had a . His comments on social media - effectively accusing the Dutchman of lying - after being left out of the squad ahead of a trip to due to his performances in training, led to his exile.

Sancho wasn't even allowed to eat in the first-team canteen because of his refusal to apologise to Ten Hag and in January 2024 he returned to Dortmund on loan. The former prospect impressed, helping the giants reach the final, and later that summer .

Or so it seemed. After not setting the alight in pre-season and missing a penalty in the , Ten Hag allowed Sancho to be loaned out to , where he started brightly but has failed to register a goal or assist since January 4.

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The Blues have the option to buy Sancho permanently for between £20m and £25m but what's more likely is Chelsea paying a £5m fee to terminate his loan at the end of the season. That begs the question, could he play for United again?

According to the , influential figures in the dressing room at Old Trafford have no issue with Sancho's personality but rather his football. Those same United players felt that the 25-year-old was unable to cope with the lofty demands of playing for the club before Ten Hag exiled him.

Co-owner seems to agree, recently naming Sancho as one of five players on United's books who were either 'not good enough' or 'overpaid'. The man who replaced Ten Hag after he was sacked earlier this season, , has also batted away questions on Sancho's future.

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"I'm just focused on my players and my problems," Amorim last month. "Sancho is not my problem."

It's unlikely, then, that Sancho will see out his contract with United which runs until 2026. He reportedly wants to go back to Dortmund on a permanent basis, having made himself into one of the most exciting young players on the planet in Germany before his move to United changed things.

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