According to reports,
Borussia Dortmund winger Jadon Sancho is edging closer to a move to Man Utd
with negotiations entering an ‘advanced’ stage.
A report in German
publication Bild yesterday evening claimed that negotiations between the two
clubs were ‘picking up speed’ while Dortmund expected that Man Utd would pay
their €120m demands.
And now The Guardian
claim that Man Utd ‘are in advanced negotiations’ with the Bundesliga side over
a deal worth ‘an initial €100m (£90m)’ which would set a transfer record for an
English player.
Their talks over a
move for Sancho have ‘intensified in recent weeks’ and there would be ‘a
further €20m potentially due in performance-related add-ons’.
The report adds that
Dortmund ‘are keen to resolve his future as soon as possible to enable them to
purchase a replacement’ while Sancho is ‘believed to be open to the move’.
Meanwhile, German
football expert Raphael Honigstein recently explained the “murky” situation to
Sky Sports Transfer Talk podcast: “How much is the value of him staying with
us?” “If we have to sell him for less next year, is that still a deal that is
good for us because we have a better chance of winning the Bundesliga and going
far in the Champions League next season with Sancho.
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That’s why they’ve
been so adamant for the £110m valuation being met and being met earlier because
they don’t want to get into a situation where they can’t bring anyone in, and
they don’t want this to be a recurring theme until mid-October when the window
could potentially still be open.
Manchester United is
still saying they are just in talks. It’s a bit murky where both sides will try
to get the best possible deal. There’s a lot of poker and double-bluffing going
on but it’s now down to United to say ‘here’s the money’.
The line in the sand
that Dortmund have made both in terms of the valuation and the deadline means
it will be hard for them to back down from this stance. United are going to
have to go very far to meet those demands.
