Sir Jim Ratcliffe was crystal clear when he spoke out this spring about Manchester United’s previous activities in the transfer market. Here, Jadon Sancho was highlighted as a financial burden that he struggled with as the new United boss. Ratcliffe did not mention that United’s €85 million investment had performed considerably better on loan at Borussia Dortmund and Chelsea than in the red shirt. A former Chelsea star firmly believes the only thing standing in the way of Sancho’s success is himself.
Chelsea paid Manchester United £5 million to avoid signing Sancho permanently this summer after the loan deal. With a mentality and salary expectations that didn’t fit in with Chelsea, United still have Sancho on the payroll.
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Former Chelsea player and coach Roberto di Matteo believes the England winger still has the opportunity to live up to the potential he showed at Borussia Dortmund as an unstoppable teenager. Dortmund and Juventus are now the closest link to sign Sancho.
-I think it’s all thanks to Jadon Sancho. He has so much quality and so much potential to become one of the greatest in football. I don’t know why he’s inconsistent. He went back to Borussia Dortmund and managed to help them to the Champions League final, he showed us again how good he can be. It’s entirely up to him. It’s entirely up to him what he wants to do with his career. Dortmund is a big club, Juventus is an even bigger club in terms of history and titles, and they’re always competing to win titles – but it’s really down to his mentality. It’s down to his mentality and attitude. What does he want? Will he be a player who will be remembered in football history, or will he just change clubs every season? It’s up to him,” chants sage Di Matteo according to Goal.
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Then we’ll see which of the two clubs dares to bet on Jadon Sancho’s “world-class” potential and correspondingly big limitations.
