There’s no chance this deal will happen now. It was there to be done. We secured Champions League football. Sancho was willing to join. There was no real competition for his signature. United knew the price. Still, the club managed to mess it up.
Even if we offered up the asking price now, it’s too late. Dortmund won’t be made to look like fools at this point. They are happy keeping the player knowing they’ll get just as much, if not more, in a year (or two). Sancho isn’t throwing a tantrum to force the move, and has been witness to a tremendous amount of negativity surrounding the club. He and his agent must have doubts about how United are run, and their ability / ambition to truly build a winning team.
With what our rivals have done, finishing outside of the top four is probably more likely than not. No CL football, combined with competition for his signature, and United are dead in the water.
Its time to accept it and move on.