Jadon Sancho is being offered the chance to follow the likes of David Beckham in wearing the legendary no.7 shirt at Manchester United.
Dortmund’s England winger, 20, is at the centre of a tug of war with the German club desperate to tie him to an extended deal.
But United already have a lucrative deal on the table and have set aside the no.7 shirt for him, previously worn by the greats like Cristiano Ronaldo, Eric Cantona, Bryan Robson and George Best.
Sancho remains the hottest young property in Europe with Chelsea also in the hunt for his services. England team-mate Callum Hudson-Odoi admitted last week to being keen to be reunited with him at club level.
But United have stolen a march with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer hell-bent on making Sancho part of his new-look line-up.
Earlier this month Rashford revealed he too was excited about playing alongside Sancho at Old Trafford. He said: “I think our link-up play would be good. Sancho is a great player.
"He’s like the new generation of player. It’s exciting to watch him become the player he is developing into."
A key stumbling block in negotiations could be the transfer fee, as Dortmund are hopeful of raking in excess of £100million.
United's executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward has already warned it won't be "business as usual" at Old Trafford this summer in light of the current coronavirus crisis.
And Dortmund have already made it clear they will not accept less than their asking price for the winger, regardless of the economic landscape.
Dortmund CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke told Bild last month: "I can clearly say that despite the existential crisis [for football] even the richest clubs don’t have to believe they can go bargain hunting at Dortmund.
"We must not sell anyone below value."
