Rumours have revealed this week that Manchester United winger Jadon Sancho has agreed personal terms offered by Serie A champions Napoli to join the squad alongside two veteran Scott McTominay and Romelu Lukaku if he succeeds. However, as things stand, the deal will not be easy to complete.
The 25-year-old spent a hefty £73 million on Manchester United, but he underperformed, scoring just nine goals and falling out with former boss Erik ten Hag. Now, although the new coach Ruben Amorim has not had a holiday with him, he has also said that he does not want Sancho, Rashford, Antony and Garnacho to participate in this summer's pre-season training camp, and hopes to complete the purge as soon as possible.
Jadon Sancho was loaned to Chelsea last season but refused to take a pay cut, giving up the £25million buy-out clause and paying a £5million fine to send him back to United.
The Red Devils had to look for other ways to send Jadon Sancho away, with Napoli joining the fray, but Sir Jim Ratcliffe's INEOS team asked for a €25 million (£21 million) transfer fee, which Sky Sports Italia said Napoli would not pay and would put the deal on hold if the price was not reduced.
Napoli have a number of other Premier League veterans such as Chelsea's Billy Gilmour, as well as Wheat and Lucies. They also signed Manchester City magnate Kevin De Bruyne this summer, which was officially announced last week. Now, in addition to Sancho, the Napolis are also linked with Liverpool striker Darwin Nunez, Manchester City winger Jack Grealish, Manchester United youngsters Garnacho and Hojlund, and Chelsea defender Trevoh Chalobah.
Italian transfer expert Fabrizio Romano revealed the details of Sancho's transfer: "Manchester United want to sell Sancho on a permanent transfer and don't want to accept a loan offer. But Napoli only want Sancho on loan and won't sign him permanently this summer."
On the possible direction of this negotiation, Fabrizio Romano believes that in the end United may compromise: "Manchester United are prioritising the sale of Jadon Sancho, but if that doesn't happen, it will also open the door to a loan. Napoli are one of the interested clubs, but they won't pay him his current salary, the transfer is still in its early stages, and there are many more clubs in the pipeline."
The potential deal will not involve the future of Napoli centre-forward Osimhen, with the 26-year-old Nigerian international's main obstacle to a move is his wages, which he is asking for £400,000 a week, which Manchester United and all other European teams cannot afford.
The British "Sun" reported that Newcastle United are interested in bringing in another player Marcus Rashford that Manchester United wants to purge. It is reported that Newcastle want to sign La Master on loan for a year first, but like Sancho, the Red Devils want to make a permanent move.
In addition to the aforementioned differences in the transfer modality, the personal wishes of the 27-year-old England international are also a major obstacle. According to Western media, although Barcelona intends to sign Nico Williams, Rashford still has not given up his dream of Camp Nou, and he reiterates his willingness to take a salary cut to join Barcelona.
Marca reports that Rashford will not give up his dream of joining Barcelona as long as there is a chance left. He is willing to make "sacrifices", including a significant pay cut, in the hope of closing the gap with Williams.
Previously, Rashford was resting in the Spanish resort of Marbella, but he posted about his training on social media almost every day. He eventually announced his training plan directly, which showed that between June 9 and June 22, there were only three days without any training scheduled, and the remaining nine days were spent on the training ground and court practice, and the other two days were in the gym.
It's a regular practice for Rashford every summer, obviously to show his dedication, to practice hard on holiday, and hopefully to attract Barcelona this time.