MANCHESTER UNITED fans went wild when Jadon Sancho’s transfer appears to be confirmed – by none other than Marcus Rashford.
The Borussia Dortmund winger, 21, is the Red Devils’ No1 target this summer.
And with the two clubs edging closer and closer to a deal, Rashford’s cryptic tweet suggested it is already done.
The United forward – currently with Sancho at the Euros – was asked by a fan account to ‘announce Sancho Marcus’.
And he simply replied: “Yes x.”
Unsurprisingly, the post sent excited supporters into a frenzy on social media.
One said: “Crying, is this how we’re announcing the Sancho deal?”
Another commented: “No way after 2 years of waiting this is how it’s announced LOOOOOOOOL.”
And a third replied: “I love how he hasn’t deleted it.”
Meanwhile, one plucky Manchester City fan hoped to get a similar tweet from Raheem Sterling to confirm Jack Grealish’s £100million Etihad switch.
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Liz wrote: “This one will be deleted in a hot second. Top man. Can you announce Grealish to City as well @sterling7, while you’re both in the mood?”
Rashford’s tweet was sent at 10.51pm last night, just hours after England booked their spot in the quarter-finals of Euro 2020.
Both Rashford and Sancho were unused subs in the famous 2-0 win over Germany at Wembley.
And the Old Trafford hero confirmed on Tuesday morning it was not him who sent the tweet.
He added: “A little hack and I’m back. Morning all.”
But even if the ‘Rashford’ tweet was a little premature, it is understood Sancho’s £77.5m transfer is on the brink of being confirmed.
A third official bid from the Old Trafford club has reportedly been accepted by Dortmund for the wide man.
All that is left for the two sides to agree is any potential add-ons and instalments of the fee but that is not thought to be an issue.
As revealed by SunSport, Sancho is closing in on a five-year deal worth £350,000 per week at Old Trafford.
That will see his wages more than trebled from the £100,000-a-week deal he is on at the Westfalenstadion and make him the second-highest earner in Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s squad.
United’s path to Sancho was made easier after Dortmund were given the green light to sign Donyell Malen as his replacement.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
