Jadon Sancho | First player in Bundesliga history to score 25 goals before his 20th birthday

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Reading this thread from the start is insightful. Seems the kid was always extremely highly rated. Except for the quoted, there's a lot of glowing praise for him and quite prescient posts.

Dortmund are going to turn an £8m investment into who knows what. Insane upward trajectory.
I guess City will get a good fee too when Dortmund sells. Probably 20% or so.
 

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He knows then Manchester weather is a drag...

In all seriousness though I do believe we will be in for him this summer, especially if Hazard goes to Madrid. I think he would see Chelsea and United as highly viable option but a lot would depend on whether Chelsea or United secure CL football for next season.
 

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He knows then Manchester weather is a drag...

In all seriousness though I do believe we will be in for him this summer, especially if Hazard goes to Madrid. I think he would see Chelsea and United as highly viable option but a lot would depend on whether Chelsea or United secure CL football for next season.
As if he'll leave in the summer, he won't be going anywhere until after the Euros at the earliest.
 

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As if he'll leave in the summer, he won't be going anywhere until after the Euros at the earliest.
Your right I actually think that scenario is more probable. Just sayin in the event he did decide to leave and Dortmund received an offer they can’t refuse. Although if he is as good as we think, his value will only increase within the next year so makes more sense for them to wait.
 

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Your right I actually think that scenario is more probable. Just sayin in the event he did decide to leave and Dortmund received an offer they can’t refuse. Although if he is as good as we think, his value will only increase within the next year so makes more sense for them to wait.
Indeed, it makes sense for Dortmund and Sancho. Like you said, Dortmund get to see his value increase (potentially) and Sancho gets plenty of time to stake his claim for a starting spot in the national team.
 

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A signing like Sancho will prove if the club's heading in the right direction in terms of the hierarchy / DOF. I cannot think of a more ideal signing for the RW position, personally don't see the attraction to Chelsea, him and Pulisic play the same position which is the reason why Christian was benched they also have CHO, those are two natural wingers in the side. Bring him in and put Wan Bissaka behind him. The right side sorted for the next decade it's a no brainer
 

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Reading this thread from the start is insightful. Seems the kid was always extremely highly rated. Except for the quoted, there's a lot of glowing praise for him and quite prescient posts.

Dortmund are going to turn an £8m investment into who knows what. Insane upward trajectory.
Ha. When you're wrong, you're wrong. Gotta admit it. Thought he was going to be another Zeki Fryers.
 

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Didnt City put in a "dont sell to Man Utd" clause in some other player's contract?

Would make sense for them to have done the same with Sancho
 

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Didnt City put in a "dont sell to Man Utd" clause in some other player's contract?

Would make sense for them to have done the same with Sancho
They had little bargaining power in this particular move, Dortmund know we're one of the big fish they could lure with a £100m price tag in a few years, they'd never let City put a clause like that in.
 

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Wasn't it more of a 'sell to United and you owe us more of the transfer percentage'.
 

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We're the only ones of the top 6 (that can afford him) that have a pressing need for a RW and can pretty much guarantee that he'll start all our games.
I doubt that. There are no guarantees at top clubs. Besides, we’re not breaking up the matic - herrera - pogba midfield so where are we going to play Lingard?
Sancho might have huge potential but if he isn’t performing Ole will have no problem playing Lingard on the right.
 

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Didnt City put in a "dont sell to Man Utd" clause in some other player's contract?

Would make sense for them to have done the same with Sancho
They literally can't do that. They don't dictate who another club sells their players to and on what terms. Dortmund will sell to whomever they like if they are happy with the offer. There may be a 'sell to English clubs' % in future fees but they can't discriminate by naming the club.
 

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Didnt City put in a "dont sell to Man Utd" clause in some other player's contract?

Would make sense for them to have done the same with Sancho
They apparently put a clause in with the Diaz transfer to Real Madrid. Maybe they did it as a result of them knowing about us trying to get a deal for Sancho, wishful thinking though.
 

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I doubt that. There are no guarantees at top clubs. Besides, we’re not breaking up the matic - herrera - pogba midfield so where are we going to play Lingard?
Sancho might have huge potential but if he isn’t performing Ole will have no problem playing Lingard on the right.
Even at 18 Sancho is a considerable upgrade on Lingard. He has huge potential but his current level is already higher that of Lingards. Lingard will still be a very useful squad player as he has good work rate.
 

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They apparently put a clause in with the Diaz transfer to Real Madrid. Maybe they did it as a result of them knowing about us trying to get a deal for Sancho, wishful thinking though.
I don't actually know the ins and outs of a player's contract but I'd imagine Sancho would probably have to agree to the condition as well as Dortmund, if that were the case it makes sense as Diaz would just want his transfer done quickly (and probably has no intention of ever joining United) whereas Sancho may see his future back in England and not want to rule anything out. Complete speculation on my part and I could just be talking nonsense.
 

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City put a clause in the Diaz deal that entitles them to a bigger percentage if they sell to ‘another club from Manchester’.

To be honest, I’ve always wondered weather sell-on clauses were totally beyond legal challenge. In my simple, non-legal mind - I think once a player is now yours, his pervious club should feck off. I don’t think clubs should be meddling in future deals of former players.
 

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I doubt that. There are no guarantees at top clubs. Besides, we’re not breaking up the matic - herrera - pogba midfield so where are we going to play Lingard?
Lingard needs to be upgraded, he's comfortably the worst player in our front six, and Sancho would be a massive improvement on him.

We need to build the squad to a level where Lingard moves to a more suitable role as a squad player.
 

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Would be an ideal signing for our right side. I think players of such obvious talents don't come around too often, and if we do get him, at any price, i would be happy.
 

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He is? So why isn't he a product of your academy then?
There were times when our academy wasn't tge best in Manchester. In fact both schmeichel and phil nev sent their kids to man city
 
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He is? So why isn't he a product of your academy then?
I don't know whether he is Manutd fan but not sure about your logic. ManUtd fan doesn't mean he should be in academy. Sterling was Manutd fan, didn't stop him from moving to Liverpool when he was 16 and then to City.

RAHEEM STERLING has revealed that he used to support Manchester United. Liverpool’s 18-year-old winger will face the Red Devils at Old Trafford for the first time in his career when the two great rivals meet on Sunday. But he is now trying to forget about the fact that United were the team he chose to follow when he first moved over from his birthplace of Jamaica at the age of five. “I need to keep that quiet!” jokes Sterling,
 

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Sancho would be perfect for our RW in my opinion. Talented, young and hungry to prove himself. I'm not sure Dortmund would well him this summer though, on the other hand we need a RW this summer, not the next or the year after. So not the best scenario.
 

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He will move wherever is best for him both financially and football wise.
Trying to make a case that one team is favourite seems silly.
 

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Sancho would be perfect for our RW in my opinion. Talented, young and hungry to prove himself. I'm not sure Dortmund would well him this summer though, on the other hand we need a RW this summer, not the next or the year after. So not the best scenario.
Sadly it's too early to get him. He's only just started in German football and I can't see him moving too soon. I wish this summer we could enter into some arrangement for next summer but that's obviously not happening. He is as perfect a signing for this club as there could be but I'm not positive about him coming here.

Would have no issue with us bidding 150 million for him in the summer and check the possibility.
 

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Sadly it's too early to get him. He's only just started in German football and I can't see him moving too soon. I wish this summer we could enter into some arrangement for next summer but that's obviously not happening. He is as perfect a signing for this club as there could be but I'm not positive about him coming here.

Would have no issue with us bidding 150 million for him in the summer and check the possibility.
I haven't seen him play regularly all his matches, but the kid looks like a talent, and same, I wouldn't mind we pay that if it means we bring him in. The right profile and in a position we are desperate for such a player. But as you said, the chances are slim, and I'm not sure what our other options are. Maybe Dembele looses his place to Malcom and Barca and we try with him?
 

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I haven't seen him play regularly all his matches, but the kid looks like a talent, and same, I wouldn't mind we pay that if it means we bring him in. The right profile and in a position we are desperate for such a player. But as you said, the chances are slim, and I'm not sure what our other options are. Maybe Dembele looses his place to Malcom and Barca and we try with him?
Dembele won't lose his place. Malcom will most likely be sold at some point and I doubt he's good enough for us.

Sancho looks like a talent at the level of Dembele. Some would argue higher and others would argue lower. So 150 is both absolutely huge but also in line with what Dortmund would expect. It's an enormous fee but given the Coutinho and Dembele transfers, him being English and a ridiculously talented 18 year old right winger with a very smart footballing brain, for me it's the kind of transfer that will prove more and more worth the outlay with every passing year. The Rooney of 2019 if you will. He'd be the perfect new number 7 for us. Get rid of Sanchez and free up some wages too in the process.
 

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Dembele won't lose his place. Malcom will most likely be sold at some point and I doubt he's good enough for us.

Sancho looks like a talent at the level of Dembele. Some would argue higher and others would argue lower. So 150 is both absolutely huge but also in line with what Dortmund would expect. It's an enormous fee but given the Coutinho and Dembele transfers, him being English and a ridiculously talented 18 year old right winger with a very smart footballing brain, for me it's the kind of transfer that will prove more and more worth the outlay with every passing year. The Rooney of 2019 if you will. He'd be the perfect new number 7 for us. Get rid of Sanchez and free up some wages too in the process.
Stranger things haven happened to be fair, and Malcom had a good game against Real, so not sure. And in addition there's the off the field problems reported with the Frenchman. But it's mostly hope speaking for me.

Sancho is a no brainer for so many good reasons. A front 3 of Martial, Rashford and him would be a joy to watch.
 

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He is? So why isn't he a product of your academy then?
There was a huge media charm/offensive from City about their new state of the art academy stuff, new buildings, new technology, all that stuff. Spent like £100m on building these facilities and then invited the media to come and have a look at it. There was a whole bunch of articles about it, how they had the best facilities and talent in all the land so obviously quite a few people saw that stuff and wanted what was apparently best for their kids.

Turns out it's a shit show, you only get picked if you're friendly with the coaches and the English lads don't really get a chance (not my words). Meanwhile, United keep churning out youth players into the first team.

So yeah, he's also not from Manchester. We also only have room for so many youth players, we can't have them all.
 

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Mods, please remove the f'kin smirky smilie in the thread title. This isn't Reddit.
 

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The Rooney of 2019 if you will. He'd be the perfect new number 7 for us. Get rid of Sanchez and free up some wages too in the process.
Agree, what a signing he would be. Although its a little annoying the situation we continue to put ourselves in.

Bringing in Sanchez was just another example of our poor record in the market and vision for building a team. We must be better at identifying what is really needed and finding the real gems like Sancho before they become huge.

I bet the staff at Dortmund must laugh at Utd's transfer strategy. There's no point of us being the richest club around if we waste most of the money.
 

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Seems to be friends with Rashers. Must be a pull to play with him.