By Daily sports on July 24, 2021
Manchester United have signed England winger Jadon Sancho from Borussia Dortmund on a five-yar contract, the Premier League club announced Friday.
No fee was disclosed but British media reports said Sancho had moved from Germany in a deal worth £73 million (100 million dollars) — which would make him the second-most expensive English player of all time behind new United team-mate Harry Maguire.
Sancho is set to stay at United until June 2026, with the option of a further year.
“I’ll always be grateful to Dortmund for giving me the opportunity to play first team football, although I always knew that I would return to England one day,” Sancho told manutd.com.
“The chance to join Manchester United is a dream come true and I just cannot wait to perform in the Premier League,” the 21-year-old added.
“This is a young and exciting squad and I know, together, we can develop into something special to bring the success that the fans deserve.”
His move to Old Trafford follows a year-long pursuit by United, who were reportedly put by Dortmund’s initial £100m valuation of Sancho, a former Manchester City youth team player.
The deal was announced just weeks after Sancho, together with new United team-mate Marcus Rashford and Bukayo Saka, received racist abuse following the trio’s penalty shoot-out misses in England’s Euro 2020 final loss to Italy at Wembley. (AFP)
•PHOTO: Jadon Sancho
Source Daily sports
Posted July 24, 2021
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