Man Utd transfer options slashed after club 'give up' on pursuit of winger

Manchester United have one fewer club to offload Jadon Sancho to after Napoli dropped out of the race for his signature, according to reports. The Red Devils are desperate to rid themselves of the £73million flop this summer after Chelsea chose not to honour a buy obligation in his loan contract.

The Blues were contractually obliged to pay £25m to sign Sancho permanently this summer but instead accepted a £5m fine to send him back to Old Trafford. United need to generate funds and clear space on the wage bill through player sales, also making Marcus Rashford, Antony and Alejandro Garnacho available.

A three-horse race to determine Sancho's future was reportedly forming between Napoli, Serie A rivals Juventus and Fenerbahce.

However, Sky Italy claim that Napoli have given up on signing the 25-year-old winger due to his sizeable salary demands.

Sporting director Giovanni Manna previously insisted the Serie A champions would not be able to match Sancho's current wage demands.

And it appears as if those demands have not lowered as much as required for the Naples giants to progress their interest.

Juventus could now be in pole position to capture Sancho amid a reported push from Turin this week.

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