Borussia Dortmund determined to keep Jadon Sancho for the rest of the season
Borussia Dortmund are determined to keep Jadon Sancho for the rest of the season and resist selling the England international in the January transfer window.
The 19-year-old is admired at Liverpool and Manchester United but any return to the Premier League is likely to be at the end of the campaign rather than mid-season.
Sancho has appeared unsettled in the Bundesliga this season and the door appears open to leave Germany after three seasons at Westfalenstadion.
But Dortmund believe January is a difficult window to do business in and it is unlikely to get maximum value for a player valued upwards of £100million.
The German club are meticulous in their transfer planning and signed Thorgan Hazard, Julian Brandt and Nico Schulz for a combined £62.75million days after the end of last season.
Their plan is to have Sancho in Lucien Favre’s squad for the rest of the campaign despite flashpoints this season.
While Sancho has established himself in Gareth Southgate’s plans for the European Championships, he has also been subbed off before half-time against Bayern Munich.
Favre revealed after the 4-0 defeat that his decision was due to Sancho’s performance being “not good enough”, rather than injury. Sancho was also dropped and fined ahead of their clash with Borussia Monchengladbach for returning late from England duty.
But there have also been three goals in his last three appearances and Europe’s top clubs are keeping a close eye on whether he will come available.
Barcelona and Real Madrid will be in the running when he eventually leaves Dortmund. And Manchester City may need a forward of his style should Leroy Sane depart, even if Sancho left the Etihad Stadium under a cloud in 2017.
