Former Manchester United star Paul Ince believes Jadon Sancho is the one player still ‘worth breaking the bank for’, despite Ed Woodward's comments about the impact of the coronavirus shutdown on transfer spending.
Old Trafford chief Woodward said last week that the idea of clubs spending “hundreds of millions of pounds” this summer ignores “the realities that face the sport” in the wake of the global pandemic.
That would appear to be bad news for hopes of signing Sancho, with Borussia Dortmund reportedly unwilling to drop their £120million asking price and under no pressure to sell.
However, Ince believes that while the financial crisis within the game will put an end to the “crazily inflated fees” seen in recent windows, the England teenager is an exceptional case.
“Ed Woodward was totally right when he said that, at Manchester United, there’ll be a ‘new normal’ in terms of spending because of the current situation,” Woodward told Paddy Power News. “Where we’ll see it the most is with these crazily inflated transfer fees.
“A player that was £100m might now be more like £50m, and a £50m player might be more in the £20-30m region.
“What I have to say, though, is that I believe that’s a good thing. The amount clubs and agents were demanding around signings had got stupid. Although the circumstances are terrible, it will be good to see a sense of normality again with the huge amounts we were seeing for players.
“One player that Man United, and Ed Woodward, would probably change their thinking on is Jadon Sancho. He’s worth breaking the bank for.
“He’s still young, only 20, yet so established. He’s obviously incredibly talented, and although the club will be entering a bidding war if they want to buy him, if they have the chance they would be stupid not to.
“Fans would be right to be disappointed if they thought United had the chance to have Sancho, and the club didn’t fight for him.”
