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Manchester United are keen to seal the signing of England winger Jadon Sancho
Ex-United ace Rio Ferdinand rates Sancho as the finest young player in the world
Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund want £108m for the 20-year-old forward
United have until October 5 to sign Sancho during the current transfer window

Published: 04:52 EST, 12 August 2020 | Updated: 08:26 EST, 12 August 2020

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Rio Ferdinand has urged Manchester United to continue their pursuit of Borussia Dortmund and England star Jadon Sancho.

Former United captain Ferdinand has called the lightning-quick 20-year-old the best young player in the world 'bar none'.

Dortmund are thought to be demanding £108million for Sancho, who joined them as a 17-year-old from Manchester City for £10m in 2017.

Manchester United are keen to sign England prodigy Jadon Sancho from Borussia Dortmund

Former United captain Rio Ferdinand sees Sancho as a star to help them recapture past glories

Ferdinand told BBC Radio 5 Live: 'He is fantastic. If he does come, he'll be an added value in terms of quality, no doubt.

'Manchester United need top players who are going to have an effect on their first XI and I think Jadon Sancho falls into that category.

'If you look at successful Manchester United sides over the years, successful periods, there were players fighting for every position.

Sancho scored the first hat-trick of his career against Paderborn on May 31 but was not involved in any goals in the final five matches of Dortmund's season as they finished second

'If you substituted one out and you brought one in, there was no change in the quality or the output.'

Sancho is under contract until 2023 at the Bundesliga giants, who have insisted that he is staying at the club, having set a deadline of August 10 for bids.

United have until the end of the Premier League transfer window on October 5 to sign Sancho for next season.

He netted 20 times and produced 20 assists in 44 appearances for Dortmund this season, although he has not been involved in a goal since scoring the first hat-trick of his career against Paderborn on May 31.