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Man Utd: Pundits discuss possible Jadon Sancho transfer
Manchester United transfer target Jadon Sancho will join next season if a move to Old Trafford doesn’t take place now, it has been claimed. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer remains determined to sign the Borussia Dortmund star. But time is starting to trickle away with the transfer window closing on October 5.
Manchester United’s pursuit of Sancho has been well-documented, with the club chasing the Borussia Dortmund star ever since finishing third in the Premier League table.
With Champions League football to offer, Solskjaer was confident that he’d able to sign the 20-year-old with minimal fuss.
Dortmund have been tricky negotiators, however, and want a huge £108million to let the England international move back to the Premier League.
United are unwilling to shatter any transfer records at the current moment in time and that fee would see him overtake Paul Pogba to become the club’s most-expensive signing.
They’re happy to pay £80m for Sancho.
But with Dortmund sticking to their guns, United know they face a huge fight when it comes to landing the player.
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However, his heroics in the final victory over Paris Saint-Germain mean luring him away from the Allianz Arena would be tricky - despite the fact he’s open to a move.
Douglas Costa has been mooted, with Juventus putting him up for sale.
But the Brazil international appears to be a player with his best years behind him, finding the net just three times across all competitions for the Old Lady last term.
United also have interest in Ivan Perisic, who Jose Mourinho wanted to bring to Old Trafford during his spell at the helm.
Yet there remains an expectancy that the Inter Milan star will join Bayern on a permanent basis, despite the two clubs being unable to agree a fee so far.
“It’s just a thing with United that every time they go for a player in the last four, five, six years it feels they are a little bit desperate.
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