Double Irons boost as Man United agree deal ‘in principle’
And that is very good news on two fronts for West Ham both as far as Declan Rice and Jesse Lingard are concerned.
The BBC reports that they understand United will pay Dortmund 85m euros (£73m) for the 21-year-old, who joined them from Manchester City in 2017.
United have made it clear on several occasions that they have nothing like the money available to them as in the past and it could well be that Sancho will be their only signing this summer.
It certainly doesn’t put them in a position to spend anything around £100 million for Declan and will surely cause Jesse to think very seriously about where his future lies.
Sancho’s arrival can only put more pressure on him at Old Trafford amid reports that the club are ready to offer him a new three year contract worth £130k a week.
That too seems unlikely given the apparent shortage of cash at the club compared to that available in previous years.