According to a recent report by the Daily Mail, Manchester City are currently one of the favourites to secure the services of Jadon Sancho, who is set to leave Borussia Dortmund at the end of this campaign. The same source has also mentioned that the Citizens will face stiff competition from their local rivals Manchester United in pursuit of the Bundesliga sensation next summer.
The Remarkable Rise Of Jadon Sancho In German Football
The 19-year-old has made a terrific start to this campaign after scoring two goals and creating two assists in three appearances for Dortmund thus far. Since joining the German outfit from Man City in the summer of 2017, the London born talent has gone on to make 58 appearances, registering 16 goals and grabbing 25 assists on all fronts.
His goal-scoring record in the Bundesliga from the previous campaign was nothing short of sensational for a teenage winger. At such a tender age, Sancho has also managed to earn six international caps for Gareth Southgate’s England national team but is yet to open his goal-scoring account for his country.
The Dortmund rising star is versatile enough to operate on either flank, but he prefers to play on the right-wing. Sancho can stretch the pitch and is not afraid to make some penetrative runs in the final third which makes him such a potent threat going forward.
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Sancho is blessed with a lot of speed and can be a decent outlet for his team out on the wide areas. He is always willing to take on his marker and beat him on the dribble before going on to create a goal-scoring chance for himself or others around him. At 19, he has already proven his ability to score or create goals consistently at the highest level.
Should The Citizens Lure Sancho Back To Manchester Next Summer?
There is no denying that it has been a big mistake by Man City to let him leave their academy in search of greener pastures. However, Pep Guardiola should consider rectifying that error by bringing him back to the Etihad Stadium next summer. However, Sancho’s current contract at Signal Iduna Park runs out in the summer of 2022, so Lucien Favre will be under no pressure to sell him on a cut-price deal.
The Citizens should undeniably keep tabs on the English whizkid’s performances in this German top-flight season before deciding on whether to buy him if an opening presents itself next year.
