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Steven Gerrard’s Al-Ettifaq sought to fish in troubled waters and, taking advantage of the recent clash between Jadon Sancho and Erik ten Hag, requested the loan of the English winger.
As if their spending of over 800 million euros wasn’t enough, Saudi Arabia attempted one last move on their particular ‘Deadline Day.’ Virtually at the last minute – the Arab transfer market closed this Thursday at 10:59 PM – Steven Gerrard’s Al-Ettifaq tried to recruit Jadon Sancho.
The player gave the OK.
According to the ‘Daily Mail,’ the club based in Dammam sought to take advantage of the recent clash between the Manchester United winger and his coach, Erik ten Hag, and requested the loan of the English player, who would have expressed his interest in trying his luck in the growing Saudi Pro League.
Manchester United, aware that Sancho is not in Ten Hag’s plans, gave the green light to the operation as long as it included a mandatory purchase option of 60 million euros, 25 million less than what the ‘red devils’ paid in 2021 for the former Borussia Dortmund player.
Henderson, Wijnaldum, Dembélé…
Expectations too high even for Al-Ettifaq, which this summer has brought in Jordan Henderson (Liverpool, 14 million euros), Demarai Gray (Everton, 9.3), Georginio Wijnaldum (Paris Saint-Germain, 8), Jack Hendry (Club Brugge, 5), and Moussa Dembélé, the latter on a free transfer after his contract with Olympique de Lyon expired.
