Manchester City have been handed a boost in their transfer plans by rivals Manchester United after the Red Devils confirmed that they will sign Jadon Sancho, subject to the forward passing a medical after Euro 2020.
United will finally take England star Sancho from Borussia Dortmund in a deal worth around an initial £73million, ending a lengthy transfer saga that spans over a year.
Sancho’s signing will elevate Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side back among the contenders for the Premier League title.
The Old Trafford outfit finished runners-up to City last season but were 12 points adrift of Pep Guardiola’s side, who won a third league title in four years.
But City will inadvertently also benefit from Sancho moving to United. The 21-year-old spent two years in the academy of the Premier League champions before moving to Dortmund in 2017. They – alongside Watford – will therefore earn a percentage of the fee.
Jadon Sancho's Man Utd transfer will help rivals Man City (Image: GETTY)
Solidarity payments are paid to clubs involved in the education and development of players from the ages of 12 to 23. Five per cent of the £73m will be shared, on a pro-rata basis, between Man City and Watford.
Despite reports suggesting the contrary, Express Sport understands that solidarity payments come out of the transfer fee and are not an additional cost.
The Telegraph claims that City could earn around £11m from the Sancho deal. A 15 per cent sell-on clause was inserted into his Dortmund contract when he signed in 2017.
That could help Guardiola improve his squad as he plans yet another assault on the domestic competitions and, he will hope, a long-sought Champions League success.
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“They do their job. It's about Txiki [Begiristain] and the players' agents.
“When the season ends, we'll see what happens."
"When it's the moment to talk about individual situations with every player, but now is not the time to talk about that - absolutely not.”
But City have a bit of extra money to play about with thanks to Sancho's move to United, while the winger moving to Old Trafford also lessens the competition to sign Kane and Grealish too.