Jadon Sancho | £72.9M fee agreed

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Different numbers every week. 3 weeks ago was 90m euro and then last week 95m euro and now 75m pounds (87m euro) is enough. If 75m pounds is enough then just pay the money, it's not a bad money to invest for a young talent attacker like him.
 

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Different numbers every week. 3 weeks ago was 90m euro and then last week 95m euro and now 75m pounds (87m euro) is enough. If 75m pounds is enough then just pay the money, it's not a bad money to invest for a young talent attacker like him.
I don't think the numbers are that different. 90m + 5m bonus payments fits the first two numbers, just the question if you include the bonuses. And when you think of the €90m and want to have a nice round number for British media you convert that to 75m pounds.
 

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I don't know if it plays into United's or Dortmund's hands if Sancho has barely a kick of the ball in the Euros.
Good for both, this way he won't get injured and can start healthy into the new season.
 

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Greenwood will only improve in his third full season, we can give Martial his last chance. Let his contract run down and dont play along with Dortmund. Their fee is still very high during covid. We have options. Midfield and centre back are more important anyway.
 

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Greenwood will only improve in his third full season, we can give Martial his last chance. Let his contract run down and dont play along with Dortmund. Their fee is still very high during covid. We have options. Midfield and centre back are more important anyway.
We have 0 creative options from the wings, and using Rashford and Greenwood together on the wings isn't balanced and doesn't work. Greenwood is long term a #9.
 

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I don't know if it plays into United's or Dortmund's hands if Sancho has barely a kick of the ball in the Euros.
Why would it play into Dortmund's? I mean tbh it doesn't really play into either sides hands because it matters not if Sancho can't get in the England side we're buying him to play in ours
 

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Greenwood will only improve in his third full season, we can give Martial his last chance. Let his contract run down and dont play along with Dortmund. Their fee is still very high during covid. We have options. Midfield and centre back are more important anyway.
If no one buys him this season, he will almost certainly renew his contract.
 

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We have 0 creative options from the wings, and using Rashford and Greenwood together on the wings isn't balanced and doesn't work. Greenwood is long term a #9.
We have Amad who should be getting a bigger role next season. Rashford and Greenwood has worked many at times but we'd need Rashford back in form and Greenwood steadily improving. Sancho would be a big improvement of both but 100m with the other pressing issues seems unwise.
 

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I don't think the numbers are that different. 90m + 5m bonus payments fits the first two numbers, just the question if you include the bonuses. And when you think of the €90m and want to have a nice round number for British media you convert that to 75m pounds.
Before we submitted the official bid, 5m bonus was never a thing.
 

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Before we submitted the official bid, 5m bonus was never a thing.
I believe you are right, but the €95m total sum were definitely reported a month ago in Germany, that split in 90+5 seems to be a newer development, maybe a (admittedly small) offer from Dortmund to close the gap.
 

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No 100m rated young player runs out their contract to leave on a free. It's mutually beneficial for club and player to extend.
If he doesn't move this summer that'll be 2 years of trying to get out of the club, he's not going to sign a new deal to keep him there longer he's desperate to leave
 

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No 100m rated young player runs out their contract to leave on a free. It's mutually beneficial for club and player to extend.
He has two years left now, he just doesnt have to extend. It isnt per se beneficial for the player, ask Grealish, Kane, and Zaha. Also, budget that would go to the transfer fee could be directed towards a bonus.
 

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its quite clearly due to the euros going on. Soon as teams start dropping out, and the tournament ends, youll see transfer moves everywhere
 

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I believe you are right, but the €95m total sum were definitely reported a month ago in Germany, that split in 90+5 seems to be a newer development, maybe a (admittedly small) offer from Dortmund to close the gap.
You are correct. Before the season ended, Sancho's price was touted as 95 million Euros (excluding bonuses) by the German media outlets, which was a drop from the 120 million Euros (excluding bonuses) last summer. When United started their negotiations with Dortmund, we got a new development last week, which was that Dortmund dropped the base price to 90 million Euros and are okay with a low bonus payment of 5 million Euros.

This indicates that the negotiations have progressed well for United, which is why both they and Dortmund were noted as being optimistic. United's lower official offer was obviously not near the 90+5 that Dortmund wanted, and that's where we are at this time.

We shall see if the 90+5 is the final price or if United can take it lower, but as it stands, United seem to think that they can drop this even further whilst Dortmund want to let United know that it won't go any lower.
 

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It really is funny that Southgate is treating the Bundesliga like it's the championship. Idiot.
 

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We don't really need to rush a deal, we can spend the next few weeks to haggle the price and finer details.

He wants to come to us, there is a gentlemen's agree to allow him to leave this summer. Dortmund reportedly want €100m (€85 + 15m add-ons), which is too much in the current climate. This could go all the way till the mid-end of July.
Agree.. €100m is too much for a player who isn’t a regular on the national team. I’m fine with €85m.
 

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I trusted Southgate decision with the reason maybe he is not good enough.

But after the Scotland match , he cant play worse then Kane , Sterling , Rashford. That's impossible
 

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Genuinely can't believe that Southgate has kept him on the bench. One of the best wingers and most creative players in the world. Just because Southgate has clearly never watched the Bundesliga. Incredible really.
 

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Genuinely can't believe that Southgate has kept him on the bench. One of the best wingers and most creative players in the world. Just because Southgate has clearly never watched the Bundesliga. Incredible really.

You look at what Southgate wants from his right winger, and it's clear that Sancho's the best option. Neither Foden nor Sterling are suited to playing that right-winger role. They're both better off on the left where they can roam and be more central.
 

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Genuinely can't believe that Southgate has kept him on the bench. One of the best wingers and most creative players in the world. Just because Southgate has clearly never watched the Bundesliga. Incredible really.
Southgate is a terrible manager. That's all that has to be said about the matter.
 

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Agree.. €100m is too much for a player who isn’t a regular on the national team. I’m fine with €85m.
The manager is an idiot, it's got nothing to do with not being a regular in the bloody national team.
 
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