Jadon Sancho shows off quick feet in Borussia Dortmund training
Manchester United know they will likely have to pay a club-record fee to land Borussia Dortmund star Jadon Sancho this summer. The Red Devils have made the right winger their top transfer target. Borussia Dortmund chiefs have revealed they will not stand in Sancho's way if he wants to leave Germany.
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And United know they'll have to pay more than the fee they paid Leicester to land Sancho, however, the club feels it'll be money well spent.
United want to give Sancho the iconic No. 7 shirt at Old Trafford, making the winger a marquee signing.
A lot has been made of United's interest in Sancho, with European football expert Julien Laurens claiming the Dortmund star will join this year.
"United are still very much leading the race for Jadon Sancho," Laurens told ESPN FC.
"There have already been talks between the two clubs, between Sancho and United as well.
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"The other day he was doing a live Instagram and someone put a question 'sip a bit of water if you're going to sign for United' and what did he do? He drank the water, obviously.
"So listen, I think it will happen, I think he will choose United.
"He will have a lot of clubs after him, he will pick whoever he wants.
"But I think United right now are by far the most serious contender.
"I think [Ole Gunnar] Solskjaer, Ed Woodward and everybody at that club knows this could be the summer where their rebuilding process gets better, because they'll be able to spend more than everybody else.
"It's a great strategy, but they're working really hard behind the scenes to get all of their transfers ready, see where they can spend their money, and they'll be really ambitious in the transfer market."