Man Utd ready to pull plug on Jadon Sancho transfer despite Solskjaer striking agreement

Manchester United are considering pulling out of talks to sign Jadon Sancho after growing increasingly frustrated with Borussia Dortmund. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer struck a breakthrough earlier this week when he agreed personal terms with the England international.

There was a major sticking point between United and Sancho over his salary expectations and agent fee.

Solskjaer spoke to the 20-year-old to push the deal on in an attempt to get the winger in the door before United’s Premier League opener against Crystal Palace on September 19.

Sancho was made the No 1 target at the start of the summer but Dortmund slapped a £108million price tag on his head.

The Bundesliga outfit have refused to budge from that stance and United are unwilling to spend more than £80m.

United executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward has grown frustrated with the negotiating process and is now threatening to walk away from the table, according to the Daily Star.

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He said: “They need more of that and we know they are looking to sign players like Jadon Sancho, but clearly this is a different summer with the coronavirus having a big impact on budgets at a lot of clubs.

“It looks like only a handful of clubs will have money to spend and that gives United, Chelsea and Manchester City a chance to close the gap on Liverpool if they get their signings right this summer.”

However, United legend Gary Neville believes it is time the club started to look elsewhere.

“That’s been the frustration with Sancho,” the ex-full-back said.

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“The fact that it’s dragged on. Just say to Dortmund ‘leave him there’ and go get another player.

“There are plenty of players around, there can’t be just one player you’re chasing.

“If you can’t get a deal done (for Sancho) you have to move on. You certainly have to give hard deadlines on players.”

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source: express.co.uk