Why is that a bad thing? The St Andrews floodlights illuminate the dusk of a mid-spring Monday evening as Sancho lines up to face Birmingham City in his Manchester City debut. A measly five goals from 45 appearances. He has become the youngest player to reach 15 Bundesliga goals, the first player born this millennium to play for England and is one of the most consistent assist providers in Europe. © 2020 Associated Newspapers Limited. Foden should do the same, wasting time sitting on the bench its time time to play, England have some amazing youth coming through. His white shirt - sleeves rolled up and blazer discarded - hangs from his 14-year-old shoulders. "Let's stop together," they agreed. Sancho and Phil Foden looked across at each other, still running hard. Analysis and opinion from our chief football writer. While he was disappointed to leave his team-mates - who went on to. During a pre-season session on one of the outdoor pitches at City's impressive academy facility, Sancho was among 20 players being put through their paces by coach Jason Wilcox. As the intensity of the 20-metre shuttle runs increased, the group dwindled, dropout by exhausted dropout, until just two remained. Sancho's story is one of opportunities seized, his success is a triumph of will as much as talent. “There won’t be a kind of capitulation last minute with Manchester United writing that £100m cheque that we’ve talked about. He sacrificed his youth for football. Follow i sport on Facebook for more Manchester United news, interviews and features. "The good thing was he came and didn't think he was anybody superior in my team - he just wanted to train and work hard.". “Maybe they have agreed with the player but all reports from Dortmund, and I talk to a lot of people there, he is brilliant in training, good mood, he is brilliant.”, window.dojoRequire(["mojo/signup-forms/Loader"], function(L) { L.start({"baseUrl":"mc.us2.list-manage.com","uuid":"0dbf0c85a1d332bd7bb792371","lid":"9014791a03","uniqueMethods":true}) }), READ MORE: Neville gives damning verdict of ‘frustrating’ Man Utd pursuit of Sancho. All rights reserved. In signing Cavani, Woodward has lurched back to a strategy that has proven time and again to be flawed. ", Sancho was not a disruptive student but, during school time, football dominated his focus. On another occasion, against Colchester, he scored into an empty net after replicating one of Brazil great Pele's most famous tricks - rounding the goalkeeper without touching the ball, using only body feints and misdirection. The commute from Kennington to Uxbridge was too long to be feasible daily, and so came the first of many sacrifices the young Sancho would make in pursuit of his dream: he left his family home to move in with an aunt in Northolt, and was ferried the 14-mile journey to school by taxi each day. He was effortless. While Ibrahimovic prospered, Radamel Falcao, Angel Di Maria and Alexis Sanchez all failed. He has become the youngest player to reach 15 Bundesliga goals, the first player born this millennium to play for England and is one of the most consistent assist providers in Europe. Under the rules which govern all elite academies in England, the teenager was signed for an initial compensation fee of just £66,000. And we wonder why clubs don't invest in youth...? Now one of the first names on the Dortmund teamsheet - when he is on time, at least - and an England regular, Sancho's decision to try his luck in Germany has been vindicated. Yeah keep comparing him to the greatest England players to wear that shirt. Do we want our footballing kids to dream of playing for Barnsley? Now one of the first names on the Dortmund teamsheet -. Jadon Sancho drops his schoolbag and sits down. The No 1 target was always Jadon Sancho, of that there is no doubt. Figures close to the deal insist, despite reports to the contrary, City's interest was not rivalled. In the summer of 2017, City offered Sancho a first professional contract - worth a reported £30,000 a week - and manager Pep Guardiola was ready to take the young winger on the senior side's pre-season tour. - behind, Sancho understood he had outgrown that level of competition and his development was better served back in Germany. He and his team-mates from Watford's under-15s have been excused from their classrooms and, one by one, called into one of the school's small upstairs offices. Jadon Sancho, 20, from England Borussia Dortmund, since 2017 Right Winger Market value: €117.00m * Mar 25, 2000 in London, England "He just left," Lancaster remembers. @ Comment 26. United’s youth-orientated approach to recruitment both externally and from within was largely successful, even if trophies have so far eluded Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. The players - including Brahim Diaz, now at Real Madrid, and Rabbi Matondo, who has since joined Schalke - were completing the bleep test. He is, it seems, wanted by many of Europe's leading clubs. “Never say never. "I remember one of his teachers saying: 'Jadon, can you get off YouTube and carry on with your work,'" recalls Lancaster. As gifted as Sancho undoubtedly is, he isn’t the only good winger knocking about. (no offence to the Tykes! But yet another window is set to be defined by a last-minute trolley dash. Whether he has many more at the club remains to be seen, with reports suggesting he is set to leave in January after. When the Under-20 World Cup came around in September, he was desperate to help the Young Lions go one better. - and an England regular, Sancho's decision to try his luck in Germany has been vindicated. "It was always part of his plans. And within the week, he played with the under-19s team. Down goes the browser. Manchester United‘s transfer strategy was meant to have moved on from this, lessons were supposed to have been learned. Bruno Fernandes was 25 after arriving from Sporting CP in February and teenage academy prospect Mason Greenwood established himself as a first-choice starter after Project Restart. Read about our approach to external linking. @28: Sounds like you missed the bit in his life where "charlie big potatoes" thought he should be a professional footballer, and was, then thought he was good enough for Dortmund, and was...now he thinks he's good enough for Barca...GOOD!!! Xavi, Inesta, Messi, Hazard ,Pirlo would all be considered flops under the philosophy of the English Football scouting system! If more players can learn from what Jadon’s done, like Foden for instance, we could have a top team. This summer could be Manchester United’s one and only chance to sign Jadon Sancho from Borussia Dortmund, according to Sky Sports News reporter Dharmesh Sheth.. Dortmund set United a 10 August deadline to pay full whack for Sancho, yet 56 days later the club has still not made a suitable bid or switched their attentions to alternative targets. “Then they said if you want to get him, you have to spend €120m. "What I liked about him was his fearlessness. He was playing a year above his age group but was, by some distance, the team's best player. He rejected City's offer and moved to Germany in a deal worth in the region of £10m. You have to respect and admire what this kid has done so far, and there's obviously more to come. He rejected City's offer and moved to Germany in, Sancho scored twice against Chile in England's opener but it was decided he should return to his club after the group stage. He was always looking to take players on, to try new things and be creative.". Those who know him best insist Sancho has retained his humility during his rapid rise to stardom. Sancho's close relationship with his dad, who used to inspire his young son with videos of John Barnes, is cited as a positive, grounding influence by everyone who has worked with the Dortmund player. His burgundy-and-gold tie is knotted loosely around his neck. Their coach, Louis Lancaster, is there to meet his players and discuss their ambitions. Manchester United’s long, drawn-out pursuit of Jadon Sancho looks likely to end in failure, according to Sky Sports. Out with the expensive, uninterested, over-the-hill Galacticos and in with the hungry young players grateful for the opportunity to represent English football’s most successful club. Nevertheless, Sancho would have at least fit the bill in terms of the profile of player that United have identified over the past few transfer windows. She turns around, I look back - Ronaldinho's back on the screen.". Some felt he lacked the athleticism to make it at the highest level; others likened his dribbling style to England legend Paul Gascoigne. Fellow Sky reporter James Cooper is also insistent that United will not crack at the last minute and agree to pay Dortmund’s asking price. What might have made United’s cause easier would have been if Sancho was forcing the issue in Germany. United’s sensible, forward-thinking approach to transfer dealings lasted all of 12 months. If a bit of pace comes, it's a bonus.". Arguably RB Leipzig centre-half Dayot Upamecano is the precocious Bundesliga talent that United should have prioritised. Leading a summer session that included boys as old as 16, the coach ran the players through a drill in which they could lay the ball off simply to either side to earn one point for their team, or dribble around a defender for three points. There’s not even a bid in there [from United]. “The reason I say never say never is because despite the fact that United have made it clear they are looking at alternatives. The parallels to Falcao – a deadline day addition from Monaco in 2014 – are particularly striking. But according to Bundesliga expert Jan Aage Fjortoft Sancho is behaving “brilliantly” in Borussia Dortmund training. More English players need to do what Jadon has done and go abroad. “I’ve been told this morning that won’t be the case with Jadon Sancho. But Borussia Dortmund's £108million valuation proved an insurmountable obstacle despite months of on-off talks. Lancaster would often set up uneven teams for training games, testing his players in matches of nine against seven or 10 against six. Jadon Sancho transfer to Man Utd: Latest news on proposed move as Edinson Cavani deal edges closer. And when the coach reversed the usual dynamic one time - insisting the winners, rather than the losers, were to do punishment sprints - Sancho was just as determined to be victorious as ever and led his team through the forfeit. This shows what a complete waste of time any club bar the top 6 in having an academy. England have needed a talent like him for ages. But our understanding now is that it is more unlikely than likely. The club’s desire to build a team around a nucleus of promising talent has been in evidence throughout the summer too as besides acquiring 23-year-old Donny van de Beek from Ajax, they have relentlessly sought a deal for English football’s most exciting young talent, Jadon Sancho. Sanchez’s move from Arsenal was so disastrous it has a legitimate claim to be the worst transfer in football history. The article highlights how the academy system favours the big clubs and allows them to cheaply hoover up cheap talent and then make millions whilst the smaller clubs are left with a pittance. That laid back, confident 14-year-old discussing his football dreams alone with his coach in a small school office could not have imagined he would achieve them all by the age of 19. ), Shows a good pathway for young players, when your local teams a full of foreign imports, become one yourself and come back when your transfer fee means you will be playing first team football. When boarding facilities were opened at Harefield, Sancho left his family to live on the school grounds. What the new Covid restrictions mean, Tottenham's expected 4-3-2-1 line-up to face West Ham with Bale and Vinicius in contention, Rules and restrictions on moving between Tier 2 and Tier 1 areas under the new Covid system, What going on Taskmaster taught me about comedians. Before an ACL injury wrecked the Swede’s United career, he scored 28 goals in 46 games in 2017-18 including a couple in the EFL Cup final win over Southampton. There was a healthy competitive spirit among this gifted crop. Whether he has many more at the club remains to be seen, with reports suggesting he is set to leave in January after a falling-out over "disciplinary issues".external-link He is, it seems, wanted by many of Europe's leading clubs. But Sancho weighed up his chances of breaking into the most expensively assembled squad in world football against a more frictionless route to first-team football on offer at Borussia Dortmund. Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Daniel James were both aged 21 when they joined from Crystal Palace and Swansea City respectively, while Harry Maguire was slightly older at 26 when brought in from Leicester City last summer. “Dortmund said, you have to come in for him before August 10 – check, not happening. Aged 19, he has achieved all of those feats and his, goal for Borussia Dortmund against Barcelona, in the Nou Camp on Wednesday was his latest footballing landmark. a falling-out over "disciplinary issues". In 2017 when he came, he had just three games with me. In March 2015, the month Sancho turned 15, City swooped. “There are games involved in transfers,” Cooper told Sky Sports News. Jadon Sancho was in action for Dortmund in their opening two Bundesliga matches this season Credit: Getty Images - Getty But United refused to match the Bundesliga side's £108million valuation. "The club had to build him up quite carefully. “Manchester United have had all sorts of pursuits for all sorts of players and one of the things that is thrown at them quite regularly is the last two major signings they made at Old Trafford – Harry Maguire and Bruno Fernandes – where they stamped their feet, said they wouldn’t pay and then finally they ended up paying exactly what both those clubs, Leicester and Sporting Lisbon, wanted. But Sancho weighed up his chances of breaking into the most expensively assembled squad in world football against a more frictionless route to first-team football on offer at Borussia Dortmund. The transfer saga of the summer, but it doesn't look as though United are making much progress in efforts to prise … To use comments you will need to have JavaScript enabled. From Monday to Friday, his routine revolved around football. The days of smaller clubs developing talent and then selling on for a fee that sustains the club for a couple of years are long gone. "Before the game, he sent a video message to his guys, and England won," Siewert says. Every Premier League game to be broadcast - … Being at the centre of such a high-stakes transfer saga is a world away from the environment in which Sancho gained his earliest footballing education. This is the story of his rapid rise to stardom. He was carrying with him a signed Dortmund shirt and was en route to surprise a friend who had supported him during his days in the Watford academy. "He's always mentioned big clubs - Real Madrid, Barcelona," Price tells BBC Sport. Yet, starting as a central striker, he instantly stands out. Trophyless campaigns are unacceptable for a club of United’s stature and tradition, but compared to the shambles of 2018-19, tangible progress had been made and perhaps for the first time in the post-Sir Alex Ferguson years, a clear plan and structure had seemingly been put in place. It is impossible to predict how things would have worked out had he stayed at City, but it is instructive that he has played more than nine times as many minutes in the Bundesliga as Foden has in the Premier League. who spent last season on loan at Hoffenheim. City swooped in? Lancaster admits there was little internal hype over Sancho at Watford, but when he first saw the winger in action as a 13-year-old, he was in no doubt he'd seen a future star. The likes of Douglas Costa at Juventus and Ivan Perisic at Inter Milan and Kingsley Coman. When Sancho saw an obstructed pathway, he decided to create his own. Morning classes were interrupted for training. He would combine training with the first team with additional sessions and matches with the club's second string - led by Jan Siewert, who went on to manage Huddersfield Town in the Premier league - and the under-19s. That has not been relayed to us in any shape or form. They finished third in the Premier League to secure a Champions League return and reached the semi-finals in the Carabao Cup, FA Cup and Europa League. He was spotted by Watford aged seven and would travel across London three nights a week to train with the Hornets until, at 11, he was old enough to attend the club's partner school, the Harefield Academy in Uxbridge, west London. So many more should go and play in Europe, they not only get game time but it's great life experience. Instead of signing a hugely promising 20-year-old wide forward, United are set to secure the services of a 33-year-old striker who hasn’t played a competitive game since March. The transfer to Dortmund saw Sancho leave behind his mother and sisters in London, but his father, Sean, moved with him. "I didn't even know he'd gone.". "He didn't break sweat. The latest rumours and stories from around the world of football. For Sancho's part, he was certain going to City was the right next step in his development. The Hollywood star and a team of journalists explore 400 years of slavery. He wears black boots - as dictated by club policy for all players below under-18 level - and the same button-collar, purple shirt as his team-mates. Legend! It’s possibly why we lack in our national team. And at 14, he began to feature regularly for Watford's under-18s. When returning from the Nations League finals in Portugal last June, Sancho jumped straight into a taxi and headed to Islington, north London. Signed shirts are dispensed on request to old friends, and last summer he visited his old primary school to talk to students, preaching the gospel of hard work and self-belief. Jadon Sancho's long-term future is still very much up in the air (Image: Getty Images) Read More Related Articles. While he was disappointed to leave his team-mates - who went on to hammer Spain 5-2 in the final - behind, Sancho understood he had outgrown that level of competition and his development was better served back in Germany. He was directly involved in 10 of England's 15 goals before defeat by Spain on penalties. Sancho zips into dangerous positions, weaves through crowds of defenders and scores five. Not once did Sancho take the safe option. Manchester United are not willing to meet the £108m valuation that Borussia Dortmund have,” said Sheth. "It doesn't matter if he's walking out on Hackney Marshes or Wembley in front of 80,000 people - it's football, it's fun," Lancaster says. He was "obsessed with winning player of the tournament everywhere we went", one member of City's academy staff recalls. The Chilean was paid a reported £391,000 per week with extortionate bonuses like £75,000 for each appearance smothered on top. "What you've seen of him is nothing compared to what's to come.". United finally rid themselves of the 62kg millstone around their neck last summer when Sanchez moved to Inter and it initially it appeared as though his departure had led to a radical rethink in transfer policy. This is precisely the reason England dont win anything. Good luck to him. Relive the action from the last time Everton beat Liverpool in the Premier League when the Toffees won the Merseyside derby 2-0 at Goodison Park in October 2010. Date published: Wednesday 16th September 2020 7:33. I hope he helps the senior national aide to success Good Luck and God bless you Jadon. The Arsenal youngsters were unable even to keep up with the shadows Sancho cast under the floodlights as he unleashed a 35-yard shot that arrowed into the top corner. He'd return to school in the afternoon and, when the other kids went home, he'd have to make up for the lost lesson time before evening training began. The tide is beginning to change and we are now playing up catch up, but we need to produce creative midfield and attacking players and defenders like the italians...I mean cannavaro was 5f t 9! Sancho soon joined Lancaster's under-15 side. "He committed fully to the work. However, when it comes to superstar signings at United in the Ed Woodward era, Ibrahimovic is most certainly the exception to the rule. A return of 30 goals and 35 assists in 80 Bundesliga appearances while under the age of 21 shows why Borussia Dortmund value him in the nine-figure mark. You can look at several nations with players in their squad who have moved abroad, got plenty of match experience, returned to their national team and won a major tournament.
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