Jadon Sancho to Manchester United solves issue with Marcus Rashford and Mason Greenwood

Man Utd: Jadon Sancho in profile

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Rio Ferdinand has backed winger Jadon Sancho to bring a crucial ingredient which is currently missing from Manchester United’s attack. The Borussia Dortmund star is Old Trafford bound as soon as England’s Euro 2020 campaign comes to an end.

Dortmund were finally swayed by a £72.6million bid, potentially rising to £78m with add-ons, which looks to have concluded a drawn out transfer pursuit for the 21-year-old.

The Red Devils have stated that a deal in principle is in place and that the finer details will be formalised after the tournament.

Speaking on his YouTube channel, Ferdinand said: “We haven’t got a winger who goes on the outside and can cross the ball. That’s what you need.

“He can go both ways, plays with both feet. This is Man United, always associate yourselves with wingers, always have done over the years.

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“In our most successful times, there’s always been wide players who can go out there and cross the ball.

“Mason, he comes inside, he wants goals. It’s a good element, it’s an important aspect, but Jadon will give you both options, and for a full-back, terrible news.

“He gets into those fast situations where for a lot of players it becomes hazy. His is a clear picture still, running at full speed or not. He sees it in pure HD.

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“Then you’ve got Mason Greenwood, [Edinson] Cavani, [Marcus] Rashford coming in from the other side. We should be getting more goals from those scenarios next season to add to the attacking variety.”

Indeed, introducing Sancho to United’s front-line would be a throwback to their long-standing association with assist-first wingers like David Beckham and Ryan Giggs.

Instead of being a striker who has found a temporary home on the wing, Sancho is a born and bred wide-man who is as hungry to assist as he is to score.

His 12 assists in the Bundesliga last season are a testament to this, whereas the likes of Rashford and Greenwood have a goal-hungry instinct thanks to their preference to play up top.

At just 19 years old, Greenwood still has so much time to develop and many people still predict his future could lie as a central striker.

However, as Ferdinand said, United do not have a top-class dual-purpose winger who has risen through the ranks by laying it on a plate for others, as well as scoring.

Now that the dust is beginning to settle on Sancho’s imminent transfer to Old Trafford, it is clear that Bruno Fernandes will not be United’s only creator and the dynamics of their attack could well be changed for the better.

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