Manchester United are prepared to continue their pursuit of Jadon Sancho despite missing a deadline imposed by Borussia Dortmund.
The Bundesliga side told would-be suitors that Sancho would spend the 2020/21 season at Signal Iduna Park if he remained on the club’s books after August 10.
That is the date Dortmund began pre-season training ahead of the new campaign, and United’s failure to land the England international before Monday has seemingly scuppered their hopes of a deal.
However, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side are not prepared to give up just yet, with Sancho said to be their leading transfer target this summer.
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BVB are holding out for £108m for Sancho, who is one of the German outfits’ prized assets alongside striker Erling Haaland.
There have also been issues related to Sancho’s wage demands and his agent’s fees, with United determined not to overpay despite their admiration of the 20-year-old.
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