Manchester United complete Sancho deal

 

Manchester United have finalised the transfer of Jadon Sancho from Borussia Dortmund, the Premier League club has announced.

 

Sancho completed his medical earlier this month following England's Euro 2020 final defeat to Italy on Sunday and has penned a 5-year deal running until 2026, with the option of a further year.

 

The 21-year-old, who missed one of England's spot-kicks in their penalty shoot-out defeat, travelled up to Manchester to finalise his move before enjoying a break.

 

Ole Gunnar Solskajer wanted United to sign Sancho 12 months ago, but Dortmund refused to budge on their €120m. 

 

United have successfully managed to drive down the price this summer after agreeing a £73m deal.

 

Sancho left Manchester City for regular playing time at Dortmund in 2017 and has since developed into one of Europe's best young players.

 

Pep Guardiola's side were not interested in re-signing Sancho but have netted a huge £11.2m windfall from the switch to Old Trafford.

 

 

Sancho is only the second ever English player after David Beckham to register 10+ assists in three successive league campaigns.

 

Moreover, of players that started at least 25 times in Europe's top 5 leagues last season, only six had a better mins-per-goal contribution than Sancho (every 83.9 minutes of action).