The Red Devils have managed to successfully negotiate a deal to sign Jadon Sancho for €85m (£73m) but they have an agreement in place to pay the fee in instalments of €17m (£14.5m) over five years, which suggests they are working within financial limitations:
Feeling of vindication at #MUFC for patience over Jadon Sancho.
Browse Posts€35m saving on original fee + payments spread across 5 years: a good deal.
Solskjaer in recruitment meeting hours after 5am return from EL final. Woodward then led talks.
Full details ⬇️https://t.co/8LyQ3PfnMv
— Laurie Whitwell (@lauriewhitwell) July 1, 2021
Whether that will affect a deal for Varane, we shall have to wait and see. The France international’s asking price ranges from €45m to €70m depending on what story you read.
Reports in Spain have said that United are already in advanced talks to sign the centre-back but Whitwell’s comments suggest that is not the case at the moment.
Whether this could allow the likes of Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea to come in and make their move for Varane, it remains to be seen, but appears that the centre-back’s transfer to Old Trafford is far from a foregone conclusion.
