Manchester United dealt further blow in £108m Borussia Dortmund Jadon Sancho pursuit

Manchester United have been issued a hands-off warning from Borussia Dortmund over their star winger Jadon Sancho, with the club’s CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke insisting they do not need to sell him to balance the books.

Sancho is United’s No 1 target this summer but the clubs have been at loggerheads over Dortmund’s £108million asking price.

Dortmund have announced a club loss of £45m for this season – with the coronavirus pandemic the prime culprit for this deficit.

Borussia Dortmund do not need to sell Jadon Sancho in order to cover financial losses

However, despite the loss of income Watzke says Dortmund are not under pressure to sell one of their main assets – with the club having been well-run for the past decade.

Speaking about Sancho, Watzke said: ‘We weren’t in a situation where we had to sell at any cost.’

And expanding about the club’s financial situation he continued: ‘We made three-digit million profits and wrote deep black numbers. Then corona came and everything changed a little.

‘We have succeeded in generating such a high level of liquidity that we can withstand this pandemic for a very long time.’