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When Manchester United finally secured qualification for this season’s Champions League, the phone was immediately answered and Borussia Dortmund’s number was quick to attack.
Jadon Sancho was Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s number one target and plan options B, C and D were so far behind the English in terms of preferences that the deal was a must.
According to The Athletic, the reason United stuck to a deal for so long was because Solskjaer pressured Ed Woodward to stick with it.
However, United never moved with their assessment of Sancho in the current economic climate, and neither did Dortmund. It was a Mexican showdown with neither side willing to pull the trigger.
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Having made it clear that neither side was going to commit, the deal should have been aborted, but United kept the lines of communication open, such was Solskjaer’s wish, that it appeared to “seriously upset” Dortmund.
They also report that Dortmund was clear from the start that they wanted the deal to conclude on August 10, something Manchester United ignored as a tactic and that they were so taken aback by the statement by sporting director Michael Zorc on that date, insisting that Sancho now it would remain that a In fact, the club official had to call the German team and check whether it was a negotiating tactic or not. Was not.
Any offer after that date would have to exceed £ 109 million initially listed and be closer to £ 150 million, so Dortmund could save face publicly after insisting that a deal would not be closed.
However, with the agent’s fee and salary package, the total deal would cost United around £ 250 million, too large an amount for Woodward or the club’s Glazer family to sanction.
Athletic He also reports that even negotiations for personal terms were flawed, with United initially offering less than what Sancho was being paid in Dortmund, before returning with only slightly improved offer, both of which were roundly rejected.
It wasn’t until mid-September, some six weeks after the Dortmund deadline, that they reached an agreement.
According to Sky Sports, one of the reasons the funds couldn’t be found was that fringe players like Jesse Lingard, Marcos Rojo, Sergio Romero, and Juan Mata weren’t sold out of the window earlier, with only Alexis Sánchez, Chris Smalling, Diogo Dalot and Andreas Pereira. actually changed, the last two only on loan.
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The knock-on effect of that was that the deal for Sancho became impossible, but Solskjaer’s desire to keep pushing for it meant that other options were explored with just a week left in the window.
And, finally, their time ran out and they couldn’t sign a right-back.
“Once the deadline passed, United worked under the illusion that the price would go down,” German journalist Raphael Honigstein told Podcast Transfer Talk. “But in any case, it strengthened Dortmund’s position that he couldn’t leave.
“Once they made it public, a reputation aspect also came into play. Once you tell your team, your manager and the entire public that you are not leaving, it is almost impossible to get off.
“United didn’t want or couldn’t make the deal on Dortmund terms, and then they spent two months playing poker against someone who wasn’t even at the table.
“It showed a lack of understanding about Dortmund’s position and it hurt them so much that if you then want to follow your options B, C and D, they should have done it from August 10th, not September 10th or October 1st.
“Their time was up and the chain effect of going after Sancho the way they did was detrimental to them.”
Manchester United will replace Sancho again next year, although unlike this transfer window, they will not have a clear career to sign him.
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According to The IndependentLiverpool will be able to pay Sancho next year and Klopp is a huge fan that he spoke to him this year and kept up with the negotiations with Manchester United.
Klopp always believed he would be heading to Old Trafford, but now that he hasn’t, he will urge his bosses to join the race, and Sancho is reportedly excited at the prospect of heading to Anfield.
Bayern Munich will also be interested, they say, meaning that Manchester United’s failure during this window could be further exacerbated by seeing their most sought-after lineup in rival colors.
