Report: Jadon Sancho Set for Manchester United Transfer; Dortmund Accept €85m Fee

A year after Manchester United first tried to pry Jadon Sancho away from Borussia Dortmund, it reportedly finally got its man. 

According to David Ornstein of The Athletic and Fabrizio Romano of the Guardian, United has agreed to a transfer fee with Dortmund. Ornstein reported that it was an "initial €85 million (£72.6 million)" fee, while Romano had it at "€90m with add ons."

Romano reported that the "agents fee and personal terms" have been agreed upon, with a contract until 2026, and the deal will be finalized pending Sancho undergoing a medical examination. 

Per Ornstein, "Dortmund had a 'gentleman's agreement' with Sancho and told the forward he would be allowed to leave this summer if a club meets his valuation."

United pursued Sancho a summer ago, but Ornstein, Raphael Honigstein and Laurie Whitwell of The Athletic reported in October that the club did not take Dortmund's €120 million valuation or the Aug. 10 deadline the German club set for the potential transfer seriously. 

What followed was a summer of rumors instead, with The Athletic reporting that United's failures to take Dortmund's initial demands seriously—and attempts to slow play the negotiations in an effort to drive down the price—left them "embarking on a long-running game of poker without realising that the Bundesliga club weren't even at the table," an approach that "annoyed Dortmund's executives."

In the end, The Athletic reported that United ultimately made a bid of £80 million with add ons in late September, which was rejected. 

Sancho remained at Dortmund, where he posted eight goals and 11 assists in 26 Bundesliga appearances (24 starts). He added two goals and three assists in six Champions League appearances (four starts). 

Despite the janky negotiations a year ago, United and Dortmund reengaged on Sancho transfer talks again following the 2020-21 season, with the Premier League giants this time fully engaging much earlier in the summer.

The result is that Sancho will be joining a scary United attack that accounted for 73 goals last season, second in the Premier League, as the team finished second on the table behind champions Manchester City. 

Sancho will join players like Marcus Rashford, Anthony Martial, Mason Greenwood and Edinson Cavani in United's front line, giving manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer a scary blend of talent to utilize this upcoming season.