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Jadon Sancho 'still likely' to leave Borussia Dortmund this summer amid Man Utd interest

Jadon Sancho is reportedly still likely to leave Borussia Dortmund this summer - with Manchester United at the front of the queue.

Sancho was being linked with a £100million-plus move to United this summer before the coronavirus pandemic hit football, with the likes of Real Madrid, Barcelona, Manchester City and Chelsea also believed to be interested.

The 20-year-old England winger had had another barnstorming season for Dortmund, with 14 goals and 16 assists in the Bundesliga as well as a couple of each in the Champions League.

But the transfer landscape will have been changed significantly due to the financial impact of Covid-19, with executive vice-chairman having warned that the United's summer spending could be affected.

But there is still a good chance Sancho will move on, with his representatives expecting an offer, according to The Athletic's David Ornstein.

Sancho's representatives are reportedly expecting an offer this summer (REUTERS)

"Sancho was expecting to move this summer and there's still a very high chance that will happen," he told the Ornstein & Chapman podcast.

"There's an understanding between Sancho and Borussia Dortmund that if the right price arrives that he can go, and there's no expectation that Dortmund wouldn't honour that.

"They're said to be very honourable in these sort of situations.

He added: "They're looking for no less than €120m [£107m] - some say to me no less than €130m [£116m], and that certainly the figure that they want is around what they received or agreed for Ousmane Dembele."

Ornstein said Sancho is happy at Dortmund, but will leave if the offer is right.

"He's not agitating to move," he said. "He's not going to cause a problem and if the deal is not right for him, he won't go.

"There is confidence among his camp that an offer will arrive, they almost haveSancho no doubt about that and have been the most proactive on that front, they've been in regular contact and very recently."

While the price tag being mentioned would smash United's transfer record, the Red Devils were given hope they could haggle that down this week when a Borussia Dortmund chief admitted the expectation of high transfer fees is likely to diminish over the course of the summer.

Ed Woodward will hope he can land Sancho for less than the £107m price tag (PA)

Dortmund's head of sales, marketing and business development, Carsten Cramer said on an online forum: "Everyone has to be as flexible as possible.

"I'm very sure the business on loan will become of higher relevance than periods before and for sure it will take a longer time to plan your squad.

"I'm very sure the expectations of high fees will go down as well."

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