Man Utd’s Jadon Sancho transfer chase pushing Angel Gomes out door as youngster ‘discouraged’ by possible new signings
MANCHESTER UNITED'S transfer chase for Jadon Sancho is reportedly pushing Angel Gomes out the exit door as he feels "discouraged" by the possible new signings.
The United starlet's contract expires on July 1 and he is yet to put pen to paper on a new deal with the clock running out.
Old Trafford chiefs are itching to keep a hold of their academy graduate and have tried to tempt the youngster with hefty new terms to avoid him walking away for free.
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The 19-year-old contract rebel has a £30,000-a-week offer on the table but the negotiations are said to have reached a deadlock.
It seems the midfielder is more concerned about game time than the dosh.
Boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has trusted the youngster with just 19 minutes of league action this campaign while team-mate Mason Greenwood has blossomed into a regular starter.
Gomes is thought to be willing to stay as long as the boss can guarantee the same prospects for himself.
But any glimpse at first-team action could be dashed by the club's potential new signings.
According to the Manchester Evening News, Gomes feels threatened by the club's possible triple swoop of Jadon Sancho, Jack Grealish and Jude Bellingham - all young, talented midfielders.
BVB golden boy Sancho has long been at the top of Solskjaer's wishlist and contract talks are thought to have been going on for months.
United may have to smash their club-record fee if they want to sign the £100m midfield maestro, which may force them to shelve plans for a year given the financial uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus crisis.
Chelsea have suggested they are willing to match United's contract offer to Gomes with Frank Lampard keen to add the star to his exciting crop of youngsters.
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Barcelona, Inter Milan and Borussia Dortmund have also been linked with a switch for the player.
However the London-born ace threw cold water over a move away from United last month.
He told the official website: “I've seen it over the years, coming up from the academy and being at United my whole career. It's what I want to go on to do - win trophies for the club."