Erik ten Hag's wish to sell Manchester United first-teamer could transform Jadon Sancho

Manchester United have spent £119million on three right wingers across the last two summer transfer windows. This year, they are looking for another as Erik ten Hag looks to finally bring balance to an attack which has long lacked a right-sided specialist.

Jadon Sancho was hailed as somewhat of a bargain when he arrived for £73m last summer, with his sizeable fee juxtaposed with the £108m which Borussia Dortmund had demanded a year earlier.

United had, in effect, saved themselves £35m by holding their own in the market and had been rewarded for their patience, but twelve months on and Sancho's signing doesn't look like quite the steal it once did.

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Having missed out on Sancho in the 2020 window, United acted quickly to lure both Amad and Facundo Pellistri to the club in the hope they would solve their right wing issue. Club sources insisted that both had been long-term targets and efforts were amplified to sign them both when it became abundantly clear a deal for Sancho would not materialise.

They represent another £46m of investment which is yet to bear fruit, with the young forwards both underwhelming out on loan at lesser clubs this season.

After such hefty spending in one area of the pitch, it would be difficult to endorse the move for another right winger this summer, even if that is something currently of interest to Ten Hag.

Instead, the club would be well within their right to instruct the new manager to get the best out of those already at his disposal rather than spend more on an area of the pitch which might already have an internal answer.

A key task for Ten Hag next season will be to get the best out