Former midfielder Danny Murphy believes Borussia Dortmund’s Jadon Sancho should turn down Manchester United and wait for the likes of Chelsea or Liverpool.
Sancho is Manchester United’s top target for the summer transfer window, but negotiations between the parties have yet to gain momentum.
In fact, Dortmund’s £100million valuation of their headline performer is the main sticking point, as the Red Devils’ stance on the Englishman’s value in the current climate comes nowhere near.
‘Die Borrusen‘ continue to hold out for their staggering price tag, which threatens to hamper Sancho’s proposed return to his homeland.
Manchester United and other potential suitors may have to postpone their pursuit of the 20-year-old for 2021 due to the financial fallout of the coronavirus crisis.
Former Liverpool man, Danny Murphy, has now urged Sancho to consider other options before rushing to sign for the Old Trafford outfit.
“United are an attractive proposition, one of the biggest clubs in the world with a young and exciting team, but Sancho won’t be short of suitors in his career, and he’ll be aware that in a year’s time, when football finances are a bit steadier, he may have a choice that also includes Liverpool, his ‘local’ team Chelsea, Barcelona and Real Madrid,” he wrote in his Daily Mail column.
“It’s possible he may prefer to wait and weigh up his options after the Euros next summer rather than rocking the boat now by telling Dortmund he wants to leave.
“If that’s the case and United are fighting against an inflated fee and a player considering other options, they have a problem.
“And that’s without factoring in the agent fees that usually accompany a deal like this.
“Sancho is young and publicly respectful, but his career to date indicates a player who knows his own mind and will have a say in his future.
“If his heart really is set on joining United, there are ways of letting all relevant parties aware.
“Whatever is beneficial for your career, you are going to try to make it happen. And if United know that, I’d pay Dortmund the asking price even if I admire the principle of not being dictated to. Sancho’s value isn’t going to diminish.
“However, judging by what I’ve seen so far there is no rebellion from Sancho, which makes me sense he’s not desperate to move to United.”
Sancho enjoyed another stellar season in the Bundesliga, notching 17 goals and laying on as many assists to his teammates in 2019/20.
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