Man Utd ruled out Kai Havertz transfer as they refused to meet Leverkusen’s asking price and focused attention on Sancho
MANCHESTER UNITED refused to match the asking price for Kai Havertz and focused on Jadon Sancho instead.
The Red Devils were interested in Chelsea's new signing but viewed Havertz as an alternative to Sancho not an additional signing, according to .
And the club were put off by Bayer Leverkusen's hefty £90million price tag.
The Blues ultimately snared Havertz, 21, on a five-year deal for a cut-price £70m.
The deal was Frank Lampard's SEVENTH summer signing.
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Fellow German Timo Werner, Hakim Ziyech, Thiago Silva, Xavier Mbuyama, Malang Sarr and Ben Chilwell have all put pen to paper at Stamford Bridge.
Meanwhile, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's quest to sign Sancho, 20, has floundered with crunch talks failing to pick up the pace on a potential deal.
Dortmund are asking for a bumper fee in the region of £108m for Sancho to move to Old Trafford.
The Red Devils have even been warned by Jamie Carragher that they could lose out on the England star to rivals Liverpool.
Ed Woodward and Co have secured some transfer business in the last few days.
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