Late Attempt by Al Ettifaq to Sign Jadon Sancho Falls Short

Al Ettifaq tried and failed to seal a deal for Manchester United winger Jadon Sancho on Thursday at the Saudi Pro League's transfer deadline, sources have confirmed to 90min.

90min confirmed early on Thursday that the Pro League had held talks with intermediaries and that both United and Sancho were open to a potential deal.

An initial loan was discussed, but the terms of a deal in which United were only willing to loan with a significant obligation worth in excess of £50m were beyond Al Ettifaq's capabilities.

The Pro League were keen to bring Sancho in as another star name, but completing a deal proved just too much to do in such a short space of time.

Sources have told 90min that if the move was being pursued by one of the league's PIF-backed clubs - Al Hilal, Al Ittihad, Al Ahli or Al Nassr - then the situation may have been different, but the time frame was always against a move.

As 90min revealed on Monday, there is still interest in Sancho from Turkey, but the package United are likely asking for makes a move very unlikely.

Sancho's future remains up-in-the-air at Old Trafford after he responded angrily on social media to comments made by manager Erik ten Hag after he was left out of the squad to face Arsenal at the weekend.

Ten Hag revealed that Sancho was left out after performing poorly in training and the England winger reacted with a message saying that he felt he was a 'scapegoat'. United were furious to the point where they were willing to part company with the 23-year-old this week.

It now remains to be seen how Sancho will be incorporated back into the first-team fold at United, and when that might be.