British media "TEAMtalk" reported that Manchester United hope to sell Sancho to the Saudi Arabian professional league for a high price this summer. The England winger, who was returned by Chelsea for £5 million, is currently rumoured to be interested in bringing in a number of clubs, but it is only for interest and no one is really making a move.
The 25-year-old Sancho is said to be a target for clubs such as Napoli, AC Milan, Aston Villa and Borussia Dortmund. However, none of the dealings with these clubs have made substantial progress, as Sancho has refused to lower his asking price of more than £250,000 a week. Now, a number of Saudi clubs have enquired about the transfer of Manchester United and the player's agent. It was previously rumored that Riyadh Crescent, Riyadh Victory, and Jeddah Nationals were on this list.
According to TEAMtalk, Sir Jim Ratcliffe dreams of selling Jadon Sancho for £30 million, but this price is only likely to be paid by Saudi financiers, and no European team will agree. You know, Chelsea would rather give 5 million pounds in compensation for nothing than 25 million pounds to sign him!
Allegedly, the Saudi club are indeed interested in Sancho, who they believe has the quality and can also bring some market appeal. For now, though, Sancho intends to stay in Europe rather than panning for gold in the Middle East. If he refuses to move to Saudi Arabia, United will have nothing to do, and Sancho has experienced the removal of the youth team, the lack of access to the canteen for months, and the fact that he did not bow to Ten Hag.
United could trade Jadon Sancho for Aston Villa for Argentine goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez, who has hired superagent Jorge Mendes, who has a good relationship with Manchester United, to help secure a transfer. However, Sancho's treatment requirements are a huge obstacle.
Former Manchester United chief scout Mike Brown believes clubs like Villa are unlikely to bring him in if Sancho doesn't take a pay cut. "Vera is interested in Sancho." "But if his salary demands don't change, they can't close the deal." That's how he ruined his future at Chelsea, the Blues decided not to agree to the income he was asking for, and Villa did the same.'
Brown added: "If he continues to demand a high salary, he will only have to take a huge hit. If he doesn't want to be hit, think about who can afford the amount he wants. Villa are a good move for him, but I don't think it's likely to happen. They are not willing to pay Rashford and they will not agree to Sancho's."
Transfer middleman Vincenzo Mourabito has also warned Manchester United that they will not even be able to price Sancho £20 million if he sells to a European club! Mourabito helped Scott McTominay move to Napoli last season and the team are now rumoured to be interested in Jadon Sancho as well. Italian transfer expert Angel Di Marzio has revealed that Conte may also choose to make a move against Jadon Sancho, although he has been keeping an eye on Red Devils winger Garnacho.
'Amorim has made it clear that he doesn't want Jadon Sancho or Marcus Rashford to be involved in the pre-season training camp. Speaking on CRC Radio, Mourabito said: "Manchester United will have to lower their expectations for Sancho's transfer fee, they can't ask for €25 million because he has only one year left on his contract and his annual salary is as high as €18 million. A transfer deal is possible, but we'll have to see how long United can hold out. Jadon Sancho is a good player, he's playing well at Chelsea. Cristiano Kintori tried to bring him to Juventus last year, but it didn't work out."
United have stopped selling Sancho's shirts, signaling his departure is inevitable, but it is unclear who will end up with him, and fans will have to wait for more.