Manchester United presented Jadon Sancho on Friday afternoon. The attacker comes over from Borussia Dortmund; at the beginning of this month, both clubs already reported an agreement on Sancho. The Englishman will sign a contract until mid-2026, with the option for an extra year. According to previous reports, he costs a maximum of 95 million euros, although Manchester United does not disclose the transfer fee. Sancho will reportedly be wearing jersey number 7, which he will take over from Edinson Cavani, who still plays for the club. He himself would have asked to play with number 7.
“I will always be grateful to Borussia Dortmund for the chance to play in the first team, even though I always knew I would return to England one day,” the top signing said in a statement. “Playing for Manchester United is a dream come true. I can’t wait to play in the Premier League. Manchester United have a good young squad and I’m sure together we can deliver the successes the supporters deserve.” Trainer OI Gunnar Solskjaer calls Sancho ‘the textbook example of the type of player I want to bring to the club. “He will be an essential part of my roster in the years to come and we look forward to seeing him come to fruition.”
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— Manchester United (@ManUtd) July 23, 2021
The winger had been followed by United for a year and was close to a transition last year, but saw that the English superpower at the time refused to meet the asking price of 120 million euros. Liverpool, Chelsea and his former employer Manchester City were also mentioned as potential new clubs. Due to the consequences of the corona crisis and the additional financial problems, Dortmund decided to drastically reduce Sancho’s asking price, international media reported in recent months.
Given the relatively small gap between supply and demand and United’s willingness to factor potential bonuses into the deal, Dortmund has now parted ways with Sancho. United also reached an agreement with Emeka Obasi, Sancho’s agent. The representative also benefits from the deal and can look forward to a sum of money from the English superpower. If indeed Sancho wears number 7, he will follow in the footsteps of club legends such as Eric Cantona, David Beckham and Cristiano Ronaldo. Memphis Depay also contributed the jersey number in his time the Red Devils.
Sancho came over from City’s youth to Dortmund in August 2017. according to The Telegraph to go the Citizens financially well ahead. City would be entitled to a fifteen percent resale percentage, leaving the club more than eleven million euros on the transfer. The attacker, who is still under contract with . until mid-2023 those Borus, played a total of 137 games on behalf of the Germans. In four years, Sancho scored 50 goals and provided 64 assists. It is the second most expensive sale in club history for Dortmund. In 2017, Ousmane Dembélé left for Barcelona for 135 million euros, including bonuses.
“The statistics of his goals and assists speak for themselves,” said Solskjaer. “He also brings a lot of speed, flair and creativity to the squad. Old Trafford is the stage on which he can fully develop his talent and show himself at the highest level. For someone of his age he has already achieved a lot. He showed guts by looking to prove himself abroad. We look forward to welcoming Jadon to the squad ahead of the new season.” Borussia Dortmund sees Sancho’s successor in PSV’s Donyell Malen; the attacker is about to transfer for an amount close to thirty million euros.