JADON SANCHO will become a Manchester United player this summer – but only if they qualify for the Champions League.
That is according to German publication Bild, who say Ole Gunnar Solskjaer must secure a top-four finish.
It looked like fifth would be good enough until Manchester City’s two-year ban was overturned by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
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United’s 2-2 draw against Southampton dented their hopes and means they currently sit fifth – level on points with fourth-placed Leicester but behind on goal difference.
United play Leicester in a blockbuster all-or-nothing clash on the final day of the season.
But even if United get into the Champions League, Dortmund – who have given the Red Devils an August 10 deadline to sign the winger – will still demand £109million for the 20-year-old England ace.
If United agree then that would obliterate the £89m club transfer record they paid for Paul Pogba in 2016.
The coronavirus pandemic has affected every club and Dortmund are said to have a financial hole of more than £40m.
Selling Sancho would allow them to fill that and spend on transfers over the summer.
Bild say the Sancho situation is win-win for them in the sense that, should they keep him, they also have a better chance of winning the league next season.
However, Dortmund’s seemingly successful chase of Jude Bellingham shows they are planning for life without Sancho – who scored 17 goals and registered 17 assists in 32 league games last season.
United were also in for the 17-year-old Birminghan sensation and gave him a behind-the-scenes tour of their Carrington HQ.
But Dortmund beat United to the punch by offering Birmingham £22m for Bellingham and the player a £2.7m-a-year contract.
Bellingham is free to sign a pro contract having turned 17 on June 30.
Sancho’s development – from former Man City kid let go to European superstar at a powerhouse club – reportedly influenced Bellingham’s decision to go to Germany.
