What have United said?
In a short statement to announce the agreement, United said: “Manchester United is delighted to announce it has reached an agreement in principle with Borussia Dortmund for the transfer of Jadon Sancho.
“The signing is subject to contractual terms and a medical, which will be completed after Jadon’s involvement in the UEFA European Championship.”
What have Dortmund said?
A Dortmund statement published to the stock market on Thursday said: “The player Jadon Sancho is about to move from Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA to Manchester United Football Club Limited.
“Both clubs and the player reached an agreement on this today. If the transfer is realised, Manchester United will pay BVB a fixed transfer fee of EUR 85.0 million.
“The contractual details now have to be coordinated and documented.
“The formal processing of the transfer is also subject to the successful completion of all necessary medical tests and examinations, a coordination procedure with the player’s previous club and the proper and timely processing in accordance with the provisions of the FIFA Transfer Matching System (FIFA TMS).”
What do I need to know?
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.
The Athletic understands Manchester United have now met that price.
Sancho will undergo a medical ahead of his official unveiling as a Manchester United player.
The Athletic understands that Sancho, who is currently on international duty with England at Euro 2020, has already started the process of finding a house in the Manchester area.
How well has he done at Dortmund?
He has done incredibly well since moving to Dortmund from Manchester City in the summer of 2017.
He has scored 50 goals in 137 appearances for the German heavyweights, and helped them win the German Cup last season.
He also finished the 2020-21 season on a hot streak of 13 goals in his last 21 games.
Sancho has endured something of a frustrating summer, however, making just one six-minute substitute appearance for Gareth Southgate’s England in the three Euro 2020 group matches. He was meanwhile an unused substitute in the 2-0 win over Germany in the round of 16.
How long have United wanted to sign him?
Sancho is a long-term United target.
United’s manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has made it clear he wants new faces this summer after his side finished second in the Premier League, 12 points adrift of champions Manchester City.
Solskjaer has said: “If we want to take up the challenge with City, we need to strengthen our squad.”
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