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Borussia Dortmund managed to pull off a huge coup with this signing, one which surprisingly went under the radar on deadline day this summer.
Manchester City’s teenage winger Jadon Sancho has joined Peter Bosz’s first-team squad for a reported £8m fee and at 17-years-old, it’s a testament to both his current ability and potential for further development that he is regarded so highly. Continue reading “Analysis: What can Dortmund fans expect from wonderkid Jadon Sancho?”
Name: Jadon Sancho
DOB: March 25, 2000 (15)
Height: 1.78m
Position: Attacking midfielder
Current club: Man City
Preferred foot: Right
For every young player, all they want to do is play. Irrespective of the quality, or the opposition, most aspiring youngsters just want their opportunity centre-stage.
After seven successful years in Watford‘s youth ranks, Manchester City winger Jadon Sancho made his lucrative move – joining the big boys in the process. Signing an initial scholar contract with the sky Blues, his switch surprised plenty, not least because of the fee involved.
To pay £500,000 (upfront, £66k – plus add-ons) for an unproven 15-year-old suggests they’d been monitoring his progress for a while, and in the ten short months he’s been at the club, he’s more than shown his outright potential to force his way into their first-team plans in the not-too-distant future.
Obviously, with the hype also comes plenty of expectation. At his age, you can’t expect too much. But, he’s been excellent since the move, and proven his massive potential in the process. Predominantly an attacking midfielder, usually deployed on the wing or just behind the striker, he’s already impressed for City’s youth side as well as England‘s talented crop of under-16’s.
Continue reading “Scout report – Jadon Sancho: City and England’s next rising star”
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