Graeme Souness has warned Manchester United could have their “trousers taken down” after a report on Monday claimed Jadon Sancho has already agreed personal terms with the club.
United are interested in signing the Borussia Dortmund winger at the end of the season but MEN Sport do not understand there to be any official agreement between player and the club as they look to sign him in the summer transfer window.
Liverpool legend Souness thinks the report is unlikely to be true and says the club must look to strike a deal with Dortmund first before approaching Sancho.
“I don’t see it, unless the whole world has changed," Souness said on Sky Sports. "I don't think you get into personal terms, length of contract, buy-outs and clauses until the two clubs have decided on a fee.
“I mean the first thing is that the two clubs come to an agreement, the rest comes second, so I’m not sure that can be correct.
“If you’re Man United and you are doing that, without a deal done with Dortmund, you will have your trousers taken down when you get round a table with Dortmund.
“Because they know the strength of your offer, they know you are very much up for it, so you’re taking away any negotiating power if you go down that road.
“You could do it behind everyone’s back but the facts are in the public domain and the fact that ‘someone from Dortmund’ is saying that the player spoke to someone from Man United. I don’t see that being a goer personally.
“The transfer may happen but I don’t see it happening in that chronological way. I think there has to be two clubs to two clubs and then you get down to the nitty gritty.”
