Not too sure how true given the source, but I genuinely nearly fell out of my chair laughing at this.
If it happens, Dortmund are just going to laugh and tell us to feck off.
We're in such a strong negotiating position. Coming off a season where we didn't shut the feck up about how rich we are and how we can take advantage of the pandemic, the constant severe negativity around the club, it's players and the fans this summer, a 3-1 embarrassing performance against a team that will be fighting relegation and a Dortmund team who have no pressing need to sell, especially now that there's like a week left of the window and they've had a long term injury to one of their wide players in Hazard.
Fecking ridiculous if true, good thing it's the Mirror and it isn't
Just pay the fecking 120m or feck off to other targets, sick of this club's posturing in the media to try and distract everyone from the fact that we have done feck all in the market
Stop being dramatic mate. I know we need Sancho and personally I think he would improve us but stop acting like you are more clever than those managing the finances at United.
Every aspect of life has been affected by covid and that includes football. As much as I hate Ed Woodward but he is not wrong to ask for a reasonable valuation of Sancho in a covid market.
As far as I know Dortmund set a fixed price for Sancho before covid of 120 million Euros. Ed Woodward and Manchester United are within their rights to negotiate for a revised price in the wake of covid. No one knows what football will be like in a years time so Dortmund could find themselves in a tricky position then.
I don't think Sancho will win United the league this season so Woodward can have another go in a year's time when Sancho would probably be cheaper.
There is no reason for United to pay 120 million when there is no one there willing to pay 121 million for Sancho today. Its just common sense.
Any football fan laughing at United for not wanting to pay 120 million needs to take a long hard look at themselves.
United know what is the right valuation for Sancho today and as long as there is no competition for him, they should drive a hard bargain.