Jadon Sancho is prioritising a move to Napoli after Manchester United received a direct approach from Juventus, according to reports in Italy.
Sancho spent last season on loan at Chelsea but Enzo Maresca’s side opted not to take up their £25 million permanent option to sign the winger and have paid a £5m penalty fee to send him back to United.
Earlier this week it was revealed that Napoli have made an approach to sign Sancho and have been given the green light by the 25-year-old, however, the Serie A champions consider United’s €25m (£21.3m) transfer fee high.
However, Napoli also face competition from Juventus who have also held talks with United this week over a deal for Sancho.
According to Sky Sport Italy, Sancho’s preference would be to join Napoli as Antonio Conte’s side made their interest known before other competing sides.
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Juventus had held talks to sign Sancho last summer but were unable to reach an agreement with United.
Sancho still has a year remaining on his contract with United which is worth £300,000 a week, which is another obstacle for both Napoli and Juventus.
Meanwhile, Borussia Dortmund have all but ruled out a return for Sancho after he was linked with a move back to the Bundesliga.
‘Of course, contact with Jadon is always there, in some way, because we have a very long history,’ Dortmund’s sporting director, Sebastian Kehl, told Ruhr Nachrichten last week.
‘But that’s not an issue for us right now. We have other priorities at the moment, and that’s why the Sancho issue may have been more talked about in the media than internally.’
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