Football transfer rumours: Jadon Sancho to Manchester United or PSG?

Today’s fluff is set for a tug of war

The Telegraph is reporting that Manchester United are “ready to battle PSG for Jadon Sancho in a tug of war.” While Ed Woodward seems exactly the sort of dad who would put himself forward for such an excursion at a school fete, it doesn’t seem like the best way of resolving things, particularly as Dortmund are unlikely to let the young Englishman leave for less than the £100m they sold Ousmane Dembélé for a couple of years ago.

Having taken up Partridge-style residencies at hotels across London in a bid to discover ‘the next Sancho’, Bayern Munich scouts have briefly turned their attention from Chelsea’s Callum Hudson Odoi to Arsenal’s Xavier Amaechi. The 18-year-old winger is yet to make a first-team appearance but has impressed in Premier League 2 this season. Amaechi signed for the club when he was 12, is an Arsenal fan and has a contract until 2022 so it could prove another difficult task for Bayern’s finest.

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