WINGER Jadon Sancho may be within hours of packing his bags to head back to Borussia Dortmund.

A six-month loan deal expected to provide Manchester United with a fee of around £3million was being thrashed out on Wednesday night.

Jadon Sancho is set to leave Manchester United on loan to Borussia Dortmund

Sancho scored 50 goals in 137 appearances at Dortmund

Borussia Dortmund are reportedly optimistic about signing Chelsea star Ian Maatsen

Negotiations have also involved how much of the ostracised player’s £270,000-a-week wages will have to be stumped up by the Old Trafford club.

United bought Sancho from Dortmund for a whopping £73m in 2021.

And there is likely to be a clause that could see Sancho return permanently to the Bundesliga side where he starred.

Appearances and form will dictate how much that would cost if both parties agree on a sale but any return would see United take a huge hit on the troubled 23-year-old.

But for now, Dortmund, also poised to sign Chelsea’s Dutch ace Ian Maatsen, 21, for £30m, are desperate to bring back Sancho.

They want the England man to join their mid-season training break in Marbella which starts next week.

Sancho was made an Old Trafford leper by boss Erik ten Hag four months ago after publicly accusing him of lying over allegations he had under-performed in training sessions.

But after refusing to apologise to Ten Hag it has seen Sancho frozen out of the United setup.

In 82 games before being exiled, he recorded 12 goals and six assists while frequently battling with consistency.

Nevertheless, in 137 games with Dortmund, he recorded 50 goals and 64 assists.

Over the following two days, United hopes that his departure might be confirmed at any time.

The 23-year-old was benched for United’s 3-1 loss against Arsenal on the road, and he hasn’t appeared on the field since August.