BORUSSIA DORTMUND star Jadon Sancho is “very open” to joining Manchester United this summer, according to reports.
The 20-year-old has long been a top target for the Red Devils this summer.
And while the coronavirus pandemic is set to dramatically alter the transfer market – United’s interest in Sancho hasn’t waned.
Marcus Rashford last week revealed on a Bleacher Report Instagram Live that he hopes to play with Sancho, saying: “Hopefully we can all play together, that would be good.
“He plays off the cuff, he’s creative and imaginative, these are the things you need to be world class.”
And according to The Athletic, Sancho wants that too – with a return to Manchester very appealing to the 20-year-old.
The England international still has friends in the city from his stint in the academy at the Etihad – and is interested in a switch to Old Trafford.
The effects of the coronavirus pandemic will see some clubs needing to sell star assets in order to help ease financial pressures.
And this is set to benefit sides with large cash reserves – such as Manchester United.
Speaking to former team-mate Gary Neville on Sky Sports, boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer candidly revealed: “We want to be the best at everything, and now is a chance to spend more time [on planning].
“You discuss players, discuss plans, we’ve evaluated what we need, of course; with the coaching staff we’ve looked at games, discussing on video calls like this.
“Then, who knows how the market is going to react to this? Who knows which clubs need to sell players? There might just be a situation you can exploit.
“We are one of the biggest clubs, and financially well-off. I’m sure we are capable, when we get back to normality, that we can do the business that we want to.”
Dortmund are still set to play hardball, however, with suggestions that they will remain insistent on receiving their initial asking price of £87million upfront – with further add-ons eventually taking the price to £105million.
Sancho has wowed fans in Germany with his amazing performances since arriving in 2017, scoring 31 goals and assisting a further 42 in 90 appearances for Borussia Dortmund.
And he could be back in action for BVB as soon as early next month, with the Bundesliga ambitiously aiming to return.
League chief Christian Seifert told the New York Times: “It won’t be the case that one doctor or one nurse that is really relevant for the system cannot be tested because football players have to be tested.
“The concept is to give certainty to players, to their families and to society as well.”
