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Man Utd still doesn’t give up on signing Jadon Sancho; Liverpool can get closer to Bayern Munich’s Thiago Alcantara in January window
By Liam Grace
Last Updated: 08/09/20 7:22 pm
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The Transfer Show’s Dharmesh Sheth says Manchester United haven’t given up hope of signing Borussia Dortmund’s Jadon Sancho before the window closes
Jadon Sancho remains Manchester United’s main transfer target with the club still in negotiations with the player’s representatives, says Dharmesh Sheth The transfer show.
United are not giving up trying to sign Sancho, whom Borussia Dortmund values at £ 108m, despite sporting director Michael Zorc saying the 20-year-old winger will not be sold in this window and that “the decision is definitive “.
However, despite the Bundesliga club’s tough stance, talks on personal terms and agent fees between United and Sancho’s representatives continue.
The London-born winger has enjoyed a meteoric rise in Germany’s top flight, recording 17 goals and 17 assists in 32 Bundesliga games last season and also helped Dortmund win the German Super Cup.
“If you take what Borussia Dortmund says at face value, there is no agreement. They set their own deadline and said they will stay. That is the end, that is final,” he added. Sky Sports News Reporter Sheth said.
0:40 Former Manchester United defender Wes Brown says Sancho would be an ‘excellent’ signing for his former club
“I don’t think Man United feels it’s final. They are still negotiating with Sancho’s representatives on personal terms and agent fees.
“Once they’ve done that, they’ll go to Dortmund with an offer and hopefully see him stirring to move to United.
“As far as Manchester United is concerned, it’s still goal number one, they want to bring Jadon Sancho to the club, I don’t think he’s completely dead.”
0:33 Former Manchester United goalkeeper Mark Bosnich believes the club should consider other options
United’s chances of convincing Sancho to come to Old Trafford will have increased with their Champions League qualification, but they also see the German club’s valuation of 120 million euros (£ 108 million) for the player in the current coronavirus conditions as “unrealistic” for a player Dortmund himself signed for £ 7.2 million three years ago.
The club is also not willing to break its salary structure for the England international after the failed transfer of Alexis Sánchez.
United have made big moves for Harry Maguire and Bruno Fernandes in the last two transfer windows, but feel the environment for deals has changed since the coronavirus pandemic, with fees reflecting difficult financial conditions.
Liverpool can get closer to Thiago in January
2:48 Liverpool may get closer to Thiago Alcantara in January, according to Kaveh Solhekol
Premier League champions Liverpool have been linked to a move by Bayern Munich midfielder Thiago Alcántara but, according to Sky Sports News«Kaveh Solhekol, the club may choose to approach him in January.
Thiago has less than a year left on his current contract, which means Liverpool could sign him into a pre-contract deal starting in January to avoid paying the initial price of € 30 million (£ 27.2 million) for the 29-year-old player.
“He said a few days ago that his future would be fixed this week,” said Kaveh Solhekol. The transfer show.
In addition, in the press conference he gave a few days ago, he said that he had not left and said that he was going to leave Bayern.
2:25 Senior soccer writer Melissa Ruddy explains Liverpool’s long-term transfer plan under Jurgen Klopp
“He seemed to suggest that they were stories that journalists were making up, but look, it is clear that he has told Bayern that he wants to leave. There was a contract extension on the table for him to sign, at the last minute he decided not to sign that.” .
“He is out of contract next summer and has told Bayern that he wants a new challenge. Many people think it is in the Premier League with Liverpool. However, we know that Barcelona are also interested in signing him.”
“As far as Liverpool is concerned, these stories are being driven by the German side of things. Liverpool have yet to make a move, and if they did, it would depend on the departure of a midfielder.
1:07 Jamie Redknapp thinks Thiago would add a different dimension to Liverpool
“Of course, many people think that Georginio Wijnaldum could be on his way to Barcelona to link up once more with Ronald Koeman but we understand that Barça has not made an official approach, despite being very interested in signing him.
“He is 29 years old and there is no way Liverpool is going to pay 30 million euros for a 29-year-old who will be out of contract in nine, 10 months.”
“He is a player that they could talk to in January about a pre-contract agreement. There is no urgent need for them to sign it now.”
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