Man United are desperate to sign a midfielder ahead of the transfer window slamming shut - but financing a deal for Carlos Baleba could be a bridge too far.

Besiktas, currently managed by former United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, also held an interest in Sancho, but Romano detailed that the former Borussia Dortmund wide man did not want to make the move to Turkey, instead “opening the doors” to a Serie A switch.