Man Utd dealt bitter Sancho transfer blow with Dortmund chief Zorc insisting ‘nothing will change’ before deadline day
MANCHESTER UNITED have been dealt another bitter blow in their pursuit of Jadon Sancho after Borussia Dortmund chief Michael Zorc insisted "nothing would change" before deadline day.
The Old Trafford side have been chasing the England winger, 20, all summer.
However, United missed the German giants' initial August 10 deadline after refusing to stump up their £108million asking fee.
United had hoped to coax Dortmund into selling with an initial offer of closer to £70m up front, with the remainder paid in instalments.
But the Bundesliga side refused to budge.
Man Utd officials were still confident they could conclude a deal before the October 5 transfer deadline.
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United chiefs believed Dortmund would panic as the deadline drew ever closer and would be forced into accepting a cut-price bid.
Time and time again, club chief Michael Zorc reiterated that he has no intention of selling - with captain Marco Reus reinforcing that stance.
And once again, Zorc has claimed they will stand firm - holding the position of power with Sancho not out of contract until the summer of 2023.
Zorc revealed: "Of course we communicated with Manchester United in the past.
"But everything there is to tell on this matter from our end has already been said.
"And that won't change over the next three days."
However, SunSport recently revealed Sancho has told his team to "pull out all the stops" to get him to Old Trafford this summer.
United have been desperately chasing a right-winger all summer, with Daniel James set to leave, with Leeds interested.
The likes of Ousmane Dembele, Douglas Costa and Federico Chiesa have all been linked, with the club failing to get a deal over the line.
On Friday, boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer claimed the club were still trying to sign new players, having only brought in Donny van de Beek this summer.
But he cryptically suggested he was growing frustrated, saying: “The transfer window is still open for a little while.
"The club has been working and know my view and we're here to strengthen in the long term as well.”