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Manchester United appear to have finally accepted defeat in their bid to sign Jadon Sancho from Borussia Dortmund and will instead turn to one of the other three candidates.
The exciting 20-year-old has been United’s top transfer priority all summer, but his current club, Borussia Dortmund, have been unwilling to trade below his 120 million euro (111 million pound) valuation. sterling).
And now, The daily star states that “Manchester United are considering shutting down their bid for English superstar Jadon Sancho.
United Executive Vice President Ed Woodward believes that Dortmund are determined to ask their club for a ransom and that the German team has been inconsistent in their attitude towards the sale of Sancho.
“But United’s success in signing Dutch international Donny van de Beek from Ajax in a £ 40m deal has reiterated their belief that Sancho is not worth what Dortmund say he is.”
It’s no surprise that United came to this conclusion, as reports in Germany have consistently said that Sancho is no longer for sale, even if United found those 120 million euros, which is reportedly the controlling shareholder. United’s Joel Glazer is not willing to do.
With eight days left before United begin their Premier League campaign against Crystal Palace, there is little time to line up alternatives, but The Star believes there is, in fact, a short list of three names.
Woodward knows that time is running out before the transfer window closes on October 5 and now he could turn to Juventus’ Douglas Costa, Atletico Madrid ace Joao Félix or even seek a deal to sign Real Madrid’s outcast. Gareth Bale, claims the outlet.
Costa’s name has come up repeatedly as an alternative to Sancho this summer, but the 29-year-old’s injury history is cause for concern. He missed 132 days of the 2019/20 season and 201 days of the 2018/19 season due to various issues, including calf and hamstring problems.
Felix is a strange claim from The Star, as he is normally a number 10 rather than a winger and has only been at Atleti for a year after his 126 million euro (117 million pound) signing from Benfica.
Bale is an even more unlikely scream. Older and even more injury-prone than Costa, there is also his huge salary to consider, though reports this week have claimed that current club Real Madrid would be willing to pay half their salary to any buying club. willing to take it off his hands. .
This bizarre three-man list suggests that someone has lost the plot in this transfer situation and hopefully it’s The Daily Star rather than the Manchester United board.
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