“He’s proven himself, he’s an England regular now as well, he’s produced at the highest level,” he added.

“Yes, you’ve always got to consider money and I think players would be stupid not to.

“But at the end of the day it’s Manchester United; I don’t think he’d be coming just for the money, it would be because of the club.

“I’m starting to believe that Pochettino could come in the summer so if he has a hint of that, if they sign Grealish, Maddison and other rumoured players, I think he could see it as a really bright prospect.

“United will make a statement if they get Sancho and it’s something the board needs to do because they are getting a lot of stick and rightly so.”