Borussia Dortmund confirmed the end of the paperwork: "Sancho to United is done"

The official announcement of Jadon Sancho's transfer to Manchester United was eye-catching. The 'Red Devils' referred to a pre-agreement, rather than a finalised deal. Hence, some of the paperwork was still to be sorted out. After the Euros, in the final of which he played in, Dortmund's sporting director said that the negotiations had been concluded.

"The Sancho deal is done. Everything is settled and processed," Michael Zorc told the 'Ruhr Nachrichten'. All that remains is for the player to join the rest of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's squad for pre-season training. The coach, by the way, could soon welcome another star reinforcement, Raphaël Varane.

The striker could benefit from a move after a difficult few weeks. In the final match between England and Italy referred to in the first paragraph, he missed one of the penalties in the shoot-out in which Italy won the match. This unleashed an avalanche of racist insults towards him and his compatriots Rashford and Saka.

Manchester will witness his next steps towards global stardom. He is already among the most exciting players on the planet, but the fight to win the Premier League, his home country's top championship, could enshrine him as one of the top quality players on the podium for years to come.