Manchester United CONFIRM £73m agreement to sign Jadon Sancho
Manchester United CONFIRM £73m agreement to sign Jadon Sancho from Borussia Dortmund… with England forward set to undergo his medical and agree personal terms after the European Championship
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Manchester United have confirmed the imminent arrival of England forward Jadon Sancho in a £73million switch from Borussia Dortmund.
The German giants had earlier revealed the transfer in an announcement on the stock exchange, but now United have also sent a tweet from their official account.
In a small article on their website, United wrote: ‘Manchester United is delighted to announce it has reached agreement in principle with Borussia Dortmund for the transfer of Jadon Sancho.
Manchester United have confirmed the imminent arrival of Jadon Sancho from Dortmund
‘The signing is subject to contractual terms and a medical, which will be completed after Jadon’s involvement in the UEFA European Championship.’
Sancho is currently among Gareth Southgate’s 26-man England squad, but is yet to play a single minute at the tournament, with England through to the quarter-final against Ukraine on Saturday night.
Earlier on Thursday, Sancho’s exit had been confirmed by Dortmund, who have been left furious by the low transfer fee and the player’s desire to leave.
The summer switch was first confirmed by the German giants in a statement to the stock market on Thursday morning, before CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke sat down in front of the press to further explain the situation.
At the unveiling of new manager Marco Rose, Watzke revealed that an agreement is in place for Sancho, but that Dortmund were unhappy with the fee, given they were pushing for £108m just one year ago.
At the time United failed to meet that valuation and one year later they have now landed their man for a full £35m less than Dortmund had previously demanded.
United will hope that the arrival of the impressive 21-year-old to their front-line can help propel them closer to Manchester City and the Premier League title.
Sancho previously played for United’s city rivals, joining their academy from Watford in 2015, before heading to Germany and Dortmund two years later.
He has since gone from strength to strength, playing 137 times for the first team across four seasons.
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