Jadon Sancho’s unbelievable treble rubs salt in United’s £73m wounds, fans left with bitter taste in their mouths

Manchester United will say goodbye to one of the worst signings in the club’s history this summer when his contract runs out in June. Terrible United career The winger was pursued relentlessly by Manchester United for two summers and was finally signed in 2021 from Borussia Dortmund for the massive fee of £73 million. Sadly, Sancho’s time at Old Trafford has been a catastrophe. The English winger has only managed 83 appearances for the club and scored 12 goals. He has spent the last three seasons on loan with Borussia Dortmund, Chelsea and Aston Villa, where he has enjoyed team success. Three seasons, three finals Sancho only came on as a late substitute last night with Aston Villa already coasting 4-0 in their Europa League semi-final against Nottingham Forest. He played the final nine minutes of the game and only had one touch of the ball. The winger did not have any key passes or shots on goal. The 26-year-old also made one defensive contribution, making one clearance in the victory. Aston Villa and Sancho will take on German side Freiburg on Wednesday 20th May, and it will, incredibly, be Sancho’s third different European final in three years. Jadon Sancho will play his 3rd European final in the last three years with three different clubs. 🏆✨ 2023/24 – Champions League final2024/25 – Conference League final2025/26 – Europa League final pic.twitter.com/VETWNTZDPj — Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) May 8, 2026 The English forward had a very strong end to the 2024 season and helped Borussia Dortmund to the final of the Champions League. Unfortunately, they lost 2-0 to Real Madrid but gave a very good account of themselves. Last season, Sancho tasted victory as Chelsea crushed Real Betis 4-1 to win the Conference League, with the English winger scoring in the final. The winger has been a bit-part player at most this season for the Villans but will now have the chance to do what few players have ever done and play in all three separate finals. Jadon Sancho stats vs Nottingham Forest StatValue Goals0 Assists0 Total shots0 Shots on target0 Shots blocked0 Touches1 Dribbles (successful)0 (0) Key passes0 Crosses (accurate)0 (0) Accurate passes0/0 Def. contributions1 Tackles (won)0 (0) Interceptions0 Clearances1 Blocked shots0 Ground duels (won)0 (0) Dribbled past0 Source: Sofascore Featured image Gareth Copley via Getty Images The Peoples Person has been one of the world’s leading Man United news sites for over a decade. Follow us on Bluesky: @peoplesperson.bsky.social Alex Browne Alex is a huge Manchester United fan, inspired by greats of his homeland such as George Best, Harry Gregg and Norman Whiteside. Alex has a Master’s degree from Queen’s University Belfast and La Universitat Rovira i Virgili in Tarragona, Spain. Having lived in the country since 2011, Alex is The Peoples Person’s Spanish football expert and is fluent in both Spanish and Catalan. He dreams of witnessing a United captain triumphantly hoisting the Premier League and Champions League trophy in the air once more.