Dimitar Berbatov believes his former club Manchester United should not prioritise the signing of Jadon Sancho this summer, fearing his incoming may stunt the development of Mason Greenwood.
Standard Sport understands the Borussia Dortmund star remains a priority signing for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer this summer despite Greenwood's inspired form since the Premier League's restart.
The18-year-old has scored 16 goals this season in all competitions, including three in his last two games, while Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial have each scored 15 Premier League goals.
Sancho has emerged as one of Europe's hottest properties since his 2017 Manchester City exit - and while Berbatov admits he would be a good signing for United, whether signing the 20-year-old is necessary is another matter.
"Looking at how the squad are doing at the moment I don't think signing Sancho is necessary," Berbatov told Mirror Football.
"Look at the front three from the other night, the speed of Martial, Rashford and Greenwood was great to watch, their link-up play was fantastic.
"Football is a funny thing, you have a great young player in Sancho, but at the same time you have a great young player in Greenwood. United have to question if they are ready to sacrifice and halt the development of Greenwood, one of their own, to bring Sancho in.
"They could have both and rotate not only them two, but Martial and Rashford. You have to ask the manager and the player, if someone is signing for United they will be expecting to play every game, otherwise, why are you going there to sit on the bench?
"In Sancho's case, he's one of the biggest young talents at the moment and everybody wants to see him in their team, he needs to be really calculated about what he wants.
"I'll be happy to see him at United because he will bring even more power to the team, and they would have four great attackers upfront with speed, which would be frightening to watch.
"If they find a solution and the price for Sancho is good, go for it because when you have all these great players in your team, you only have good problems on your hands."