Manchester United have reportedly offered Barcelona €20m and Jadon Sancho for Frenkie de Jong as transfer expert Fabrizio Romano claims ‘negotiations are expected to continue’ for the Red Devils winger.
Having made a brief substitute appearance in the Community Shield defeat to Manchester City, Sancho was left out of the squad for United’s opening Premier League game against Fulham and was once again sat at home as Erik ten Hag’s side lost in stoppage time to Brighton on Saturday.
Reports suggest that Sancho asked to leave the club having been left out of the Fulham win and while talks with Paris Saint-Germain broke down earlier in the window, it’s now claimed Juventus are keen on signing the England international this summer.
United want his permanent exit and are asking for a fee of £40m, but that may well be beyond the means of the Old Lady, who would prefer a loan move.
But The Athletic have revealed that United would only sanction a temporary move if the Serie A side agree to pay all of his £250,000 per week wages, plus a loan fee and obligation to sign him permanently, which feels just as unlikely.
Romano said on Saturday that ‘negotiations are expected to continue’ between United and Juventus but the transfer expert claimed in that tweet that Sancho ‘remained in the shortlist’ along with Francisco Conceicao, before later confirming that the Italians had agreed a deal for Conceicao.
