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Borussia Dortmund give Man United August 10 ultimatum to decide on Sancho
Sancho, estimated to be worth £100million, is a long-term target for United and boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as they look to upgrade their right wing attacking option to complement Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford.
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In a bid to prevent themselves being pulled into a will-he-won't-he scenario throughout the entire summer transfer window, Bild report that Dortmund have told United they are setting an August 10 deadline for any deal to be sorted.
The report in Germany details how Dortmund are keen to retain the power in any negotiations and they are now taking a hard-line with United to ensure Sancho's future is resolved swiftly one way or the other.
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola previously revealed they would not be pushing to re-sign the youngster, therefore clearing the path for United to make a move should they so desire.
Sancho enjoyed another stellar campaign in Germany in which Dortmund finished as runners-up to champions Bayern Munich.
In 32 Bundesliga games for Dortmund he scored an incredible 17 goals alongside 16 assists as they finished second.
This output made him Dortmund's top goalscorer and assist-maker in the league.
Sancho joined the club for just £8m from Manchester City back in 2017 and has since gone on to become one of the team's top performers and so the club are now looking at a huge profit should he depart.
Where the deal could fall down is that United are said to be mindful not to spend the sort of money needed to prise Sancho out of Germany in the current economic climate due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Swap deals and reduced fee deals are expected to become commonplace this summer and the emergence of Mason Greenwood has also complicated where Solskjaer goes from here.
Greenwood scored twice in the 5-2 rout against Bournemouth to take the 18-year-old's total to eight in the Premier League this season, the highest scorer of his age in the top flight since Wayne Rooney for Everton in 2003-04.
Speaking on Greenwood's ascent since football's return, Solskjaer said: 'When you play for Manchester United, I think that's a good enough test.
'If you can handle playing for United, then you can handle playing for any team.
'Mason has the qualities that not many others have, so he could play for the full England team or the Under 21s.
'He'll always score goals. He will fill out, so we'll keep on building him up in the gym and on the pitch.'