One of the most interesting summer sagas should be Jadon Sancho and his potential exit from Germany. Will he stay, will he go? If he does, will it be the Premier League where he ends up? What’s next for the Englishman?
At the moment Jadon Sancho is being monitored by a host of clubs across Europe, especially Manchester United and Liverpool.
For Man United; They will revisit a Sancho deal but will not be held hostage for a huge transfer fee as they were last summer. They have already found alternatives if they fail this time around and will not waste an entire summer on one target.
For the Red Devils, the centre-back area has been labelled as a priority. Once they’ve sorted out this ongoing issue, they will look to sign a prolific goalscorer. It will be surprising if they were to sign another winger/playmaker in the summer without working on their more pressing issues.
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Plus if Paul Pogba leaves Old Trafford, it could add to the list of priorities to succeed him ahead of acquiring a player of Sancho’s qualities, attributes and positional preferences.
In Liverpool’s case; The owners have promised to make things right, and rumours suggest they will start with a high-profile signing or two to get the ball rolling.
The first name mentioned in this apology package that consists of many parts is the 21-year-old Borussia Dortmund star, Jadon Sancho.
The only sticking point in this matter is that the Reds will have to offload one of the front three if they want to add a new household name to the roster.
It is being said that if Mohamed Salah decides to leave Anfield, which he is apparently considering, they will look to replace him long-term with the BVB winger.
Chelsea again is waiting in the wings. The Blues have been silent in the Sancho saga and that’s because they, like Man United, want an out-and-out frontman to lead the line.
However, a deal for the Englishman over the likes of Erling Haaland sounds sweeter when you take price and wages into account. Haaland is expecting his next employer to make him one of the best paid forwards in world football.
Sancho’s demand is not that high – couple this with the fact the Bundesliga outfit is willing to sell and sell for less, the thought of a Chelsea highjack doesn’t seem to be so far fetched.
There have been rumours floating around that the Stamford Bridge side might just shift their attention to Jadon Sancho, which honestly, does not come as a surprise but also makes no sense when thinking about the quality in his position employed at the club already.
Jadon Sancho will be allowed to leave
Fabrizio Romano, the football transfer guru, reconfirmed BVB’s stance over the player, reiterating he will be allowed to leave and will listen to offers close to what they are asking for.
The asking price last summer was set at €120m – specifically for Manchester United. This season they have set a lower valuation with €20m set to be chopped off.
BVB are more interested in keeping their most prized position at the club – that being, Erling Haaland. If they cannot keep him, they will ask for an astronomical transfer sum. The rumoured price tag is €180 million for the striker.
With the market more than crippled and big clubs, not just little clubs, feeling the restraints of revenue loss, it will be very interesting to see who can fork out anything close to €100m without having to sell first.