Overview

• Manchester United accepted a bid in the region of £17–20m from Roma, but no agreement on personal terms followed.
• Sancho’s representatives informed Roma he will not join this summer as he waits to assess other offers, according to multiple reports.
• His £250,000-per-week wages remain the main stumbling block, compounded by United’s insistence on a permanent sale rather than a loan.
• Roma are still trying to persuade him, with Gian Piero Gasperini contacting the player, while exploring alternatives such as Leon Bailey and Emile Smith Rowe.
• Sancho remains outside United’s first-team plans with no squad number as Juventus, Borussia Dortmund and Besiktas monitor the situation, with any Turkey move unlikely before Europe’s window closes.