Barca and Real Madrid would be our biggest danger to signing him imo.
If you look at it objectively, other sides need to make seismic shifts to entertain the purchase of Sancho:
Real - widely expected to be going all in for Mbappé this summer.
Barca - ditto Neymar
City - Pep was displeased with Sancho's actions, plus, they've not spent beyond £80m for any player (officially).
PSG - Could be feasible if Sancho would go there. PSG have two key players who the Spanish clubs are going to come after, losing even one opens up a slot for Sancho.
Bayern - someone else can fill this in as I'm not up to date with them or their needs.
Liverpool - have a settled front line with both flanks occupied; a wage structure in place and a player of Sancho's status in no way going anywhere to be on a bench or part of a rotation.
Chelsea - wage structure and transfer fee plus young talent on both wings and a recent purchase that might have them out of the race before it starts.
That's your lot when it comes to Sancho; apart from the CL situation there would be no reason to doubt us being right at the top of the pile: wage; profile; need; meeting of transfer fee.
The mates thing is tenuous, but even there we are strong given the kid has links in Manchester and in our squad.
Manchester United are more desperate than anyone to make a splash and baulk at the notion of being a has been and a spent force; Sancho is a statement signing in a time of need both for the betterment of the team, but also to make waves off the pitch. For those reasons, if we're serious about him, we will push other clubs to their brink to match what we'll offer.
Objectively, there is no way to discredit us outside of CL and Ole, but one can argue that both of these things are secondary unless Sancho is prepared to wait out another season or see what happens with Mbappé and Neymar if he's hankering for a move to Spain. Or even Liverpool, in that they sell Salah or Mane and then have a proper vacancy for Sancho.
