Jadon Sancho has agreed on terms in principle to join Manchester United from Borussia Dortmund. Sancho’s camp expects the winger to join United even though their opening offer was rejected by Dortmund last week.

United’s bid of £67million was around £10m shy of Dortmund’s demand for an up-front fee for Sancho but Sancho’s representatives are confident the transfer will still go through.

Reports stated Sancho, 21, was pushing his agent, Emeka Obasi, to secure a move to United this summer after a transfer failed to materialize last year.

Obasi communicated Dortmund’s own demands last summer and United never broached the subject of a potential transfer fee due to the amount of time spent discussing personal terms.

United’s opening salary offer to Sancho was actually lower than the reputed £190,000-a-week he earns at Dortmund. Sources said United balked at Sancho’s salary demands and the intermediary fee demanded by Marco Lichtsteiner, who acted on behalf of Dortmund.

Obasi is believed to have reached a breakthrough this time with United, who are pressing ahead with a move for a right-sided forward despite investing £46m on rookie right-wingers Amad and Facundo Pellistri on deadline day last October.

Former Manchester City academy winger, Jamie Bynoe-Gittens, is represented by Obasi and moved to Dortmund last September to keep them onside ahead of Sancho’s eventual departure. Dortmund had lined up a move for Amad in the event that they sold Sancho last summer.

The possible recruitment of Sancho would bolster an imposing United attack, with Bruno Fernandes, Edinson Cavani, Marcus Rashford, Mason Greenwood, Amad, Daniel James, and Anthony Martial already available to manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Paul Pogba played his finest football last season off the left.