Jadon Sancho is a priority transfer target of top clubs in Europe and the latest to join the race to win the Borussia Dortmund ace's signature is Bundesliga side Bayern Munich. The Bavarians have reportedly reached out to the youngster's camp before the football season was suspended by the COVID-19 spread and they remain interested to seal a deal.
It appeared that Bayern will want to pursue the winger in preparation for the upcoming Champions League title run, and the German giants last won the coveted competition in 2013. The club has been wanting to bring over Leroy Sane from Manchester City but keeping a tab on Sancho will serve an assurance in case Pep Guardiola's side will refuse to make a deal.
However, ESPN said in a report that Dortmund could be reluctant to make a deal with Bayern even as the latter seemed willing to pay BVB's asking price of €120 million for Sancho. The hesitation is not about money, it's just that the Dortmund side is keen to shed the image as Bayern's club feeder.
In the past years, the Bavarian side managed to grab the likes of Robert Lewandowski and Mario Gotze from Borussia and the latter is looking to put a stop on the practice. It would seem that if the transfer of Sancho could not be helped, Dortmund would rather deal with a team outside of Bundesliga.
If true, this stance by BVB will favor Manchester United, which has been trying to convince Sancho to switch sides. The preference by Dortmund to make a deal on the 20-year-old with clubs, not from Germany will certainly boost the wooing long-started by United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
Not only that the Solskjaer side is willing to pay the price to land the prolific goalscorer but also, there are advantages of doing business with the Red Devils.
According to Metro, Ed Woodward, the club's executive vice-chairman, has made clear that while the coronavirus pandemic resulted in financial issues for all football clubs in Europe, the coffers of United remained steadier than others.
Woodward also stressed that Sancho picking Old Trafford over other suitors will be to the youngster's benefit. He stands to join one of the biggest sporting organizations in Europe, if not in the world.
"We remain one of the most popular teams in the most followed global sport and have created a strong financial base with diverse revenue streams," the club executive was reported as saying.
Woodward warned though that the global health crisis is indeed a game-changer and the business will never be the same in the aftermath of the pandemic.
