Man Utd 'put all their eggs' in Bellingham's basket claims pundit
Manchester United are keen to sign Jude Bellingham from Borussia Dortmund in this summer’s transfer window. However, it’s been claimed the 17-year-old is happy at the Westfalenstadion. And that means Ole Gunnar Solskjaer may be wasting his time with a potential pursuit of the teenager.
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They’re still keen on Jadon Sancho, despite missing out on the England international three times previously.
Sancho was first earmarked as a target back in the summer transfer window of 2017, with Jose Mourinho hoping to prise him away from Manchester City at the time.
But, in the end, United missed out.
They also failed to land Sancho in 2019, with their failure to secure Champions League football ultimately counting against them.
And the Red Devils also missed out last summer, too, forced into signing Edinson Cavani as a last-minute alternative.
Man Utd transfer news: Jadon Sancho and Erling Haaland are also admired (Image: GETTY)
Regarding Haaland, United attempted to sign the striker in January 2020 from Red Bull Salzburg.
And their loss has been Dortmund’s gain, with the Norway international scoring 35 goals across all competitions in the time since.
Haaland has long been considered United’s priority ahead of the summer, regardless of whether or not Cavani stays put.
But United face strong competition to land the hitman, with the likes of Chelsea, Real Madrid, Barcelona and Manchester City also admirers.
Meanwhile, speaking in March, Solskjaer warned fans that the coronavirus crisis will likely impact their business in the transfer market this summer.
Man Utd transfer news: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer admires Jude Bellingham (Image: GETTY)
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“[The pandemic] is definitely affecting everyone in football. Of course the lack of income, the finances have affected everyone," he said.
“We have to be realistic and responsible in the way we do our business both on and off the pitch. There are improvements on the training ground, stadium - we have to look at the whole picture.
"Where can we spend the money? And how much is there? It’s just the real world now. It has changed.”
He then added: “You can look at it different ways [with a] rebuild. We also have players in the academy that we now can maybe give opportunities.
"All clubs in the world are going through the same situation so it’s no different for other clubs than for us. I think there’s just going to be less and less transfers happening in the world of football with all these changes.”