BORUSSIA DORTMUND want to keep Jadon Sancho for another year — to start a bidding war next summer.
Manchester United are not giving up on the England winger, 20, and have put all other transfer business on hold to chase a deal.
But the German giants want to wait for the financial impact of coronavirus to clear so big guns like Barcelona and Real Madrid bid against United and they can get the top price.
The news will anger the Red Devils, who have been negotiating for two months and offered £70million rising to £110m.
But Dortmund wanted more up front, while the player has snubbed pay of £220,000 a week.
Sancho was sure he would be a United player by now but has not yet spoken about it publicly.
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Yet Dortmund’s head of pro football Sebastian Kehl said: “We can all be happy.
“He enriches this team. We need players who make the difference.”
Kehl also told Kicker: “It was important to clarify this subject.
“Of course, we are aware of Jadon’s appeal [in the market] but we also know how important he is for our team.
“He is a player who can make the difference in every game. He had an outstanding past year with 17 goals and 17 assists [in the Bundesliga].
“He gives the team something extra and we are very happy that he is staying, as his team-mates have already stated in recent days.”
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