MANCHESTER UNITED could lose out on £110million winger Jadon Sancho – with rivals Liverpool ready to steal in and sign him next year, says Jamie Carragher.
Old Trafford chiefs have been dawdling most of the summer debating whether to pay such a vast sum for the Borussia Dortmund and England attacker.
Man Utd could lose Jadon Sancho to Liverpool next summer, says former Reds defender Jamie CarragherCredit: PA:Press Association
He is also said to want £350,000-a-week wages.
And that hesitation will let Reds chiefs swoop in for the player to spark up their attack, says Carragher, now a Sky Sports pundit.
Anfield bean-counters have been very quiet on the transfer front this summer.
Meanwhile, United have completed the £39m signing of Ajax midfielder Donny van de Beek.
The saga of the Sancho transfer has dragged on all summer.
Dortmund had set United an early August deadline but that came and went without any movement.
It is thought that United chiefs do not want to pay as much as £110m for the 20-year-old ex-Manchester City winger.
His wage demands are also a stumbling block, with only keeper David De Gea and midfielder Paul Pogba thought to be earning more than £300,000-a-week.
Former Liverpool defender Carragher told The Telegraph: “I think United will eventually pay what they need to pay to sign Sancho because they are one of the two teams in the Premier League who still have the finances to spend big after the pandemic.
“United have almost got a clear run at Sancho now but that will change if he’s still at Dortmund next year.
“I’d be very surprised if Liverpool didn’t try to sign him next summer.
“I don’t think City will want him because of the way he left but Chelsea will think about it.
“United need someone on that right-hand side. Mason Greenwood has come in and done brilliantly, but I think he will eventually play down the middle.
“Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has tried Marcus Rashford, Dan James and even Juan Mata in that role, now it’s Greenwood.
“It could be that Jadon Sancho comes in and suddenly Man United are challenging for the title.
“I don’t think United are as far away as people think. One or two signings could make that difference.”
Aside from the bargain £15m lockdown signing of Japan attacker Takumi Minamino from RB Leipzig, it has been a very quiet few months for the 2020 Premier League champions.
Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher, now a Sky Sports punditCredit: Getty – Pool
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