Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will be sacrificing Mason Greenwood's development if he signs Jadon Sancho for Manchester United, according to Dimitar Berbatov.
The Red Devils have been heavily linked with a big-money move for the England international, who is keen on a transfer back to the Premier League.
The former Man City forward could cost United as much as £100million, which is a huge outlay even before the coronavirus pandemic created financial turmoil.
Sancho would certainly improve the Red Devils. The forward has netted 20 in 44 appearances for Dortmund this season, and is widely regarded as one of the most exciting prospects in world football.
But former Manchester United forward Berbatov isn't overly convinced the Red Devils need Sancho to improve.
And the Bulgarian fears that Sancho joining United will negatively impact the development of one of the club's best prospects; Greenwood.
Berbatov told Mirror Football: "Looking at how the squad are doing at the moment I don't think signing Sancho is necessary.
"Look at the front three from the other night, the speed of Martial, Rashford and Greenwood was great to watch, their link up play was fantastic.
"Football is a funny thing, you have a great young player in Sancho, but at the same time you have a great young player in Greenwood.
"United have to question if they are ready to sacrifice and halt the development of Greenwood, one of their own, to bring Sancho in.
"They could have both and rotate not only them two, but Martial and Rashford.
"You have to ask the manager and the player, if someone is signing for United they will be expecting to play every game, otherwise why are you going there to sit on the bench?
"In Sancho's case, he's one of the biggest young talents at the moment and everybody wants to see him in their team, he needs to be really calculated about what he wants.
"I'll be happy to see him at United because he will bring even more power to the team, and they would have four great attackers upfront with speed, which would be frightening to watch.
"If they find a solution and the price for Sancho is good, go for it because when you have all these great players in your team, you only have good problems on your hands."
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