Rio Ferdinand says Jadon Sancho has the 'arrogance' to inherit the number seven shirt if he signs for Manchester United. United have been interested in signing Sancho, 20, since he was looking to leave Manchester City in 2017 and shortlisted him as an attacking priority ahead of the next transfer window.
Although the transfer market has been thrown into chaos by the coronavirus crisis, Sancho is about to enter the last two years of his Borussia Dortmund contract and is understood to have expressed a desire to return to Manchester.
The number seven has become cursed at United since Cristiano Ronaldo left in 2009. Michael Owen, Antonio Valencia, Angel di Maria, Memphis Depay, and Alexis Sanchez all flunked at United but Ferdinand is confident