Although the winger’s wild reputation precedes his time at Signal Iduna Park, it currently appears that returning to BVB is the best course of action.
When Jadon Sancho arrived at Signal Iduna Park in 2017, he was already the target of intense scrutiny as the teenager who had deserted Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City. As a result, there was a perception that he could have done without Borussia Dortmund literally piling on even more pressure by giving him the No. 7 jersey. But the winger was not in the slightest way offended. He claimed, however, that it gave him “a big boost” in confidence. Five years ago, Sancho told BBC Sport,
“Getting seven doesn’t faze me.”
“It is about coming here and proving myself – that is why I am here.”
Sancho, who left Dortmund for Manchester United for £73 million ($93 million) two and a half years ago, has returned to the team on a six-month loan, according to Dortmund. The move was heralded as a huge victory for the Red Devils at the time.
For a year, former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher had maintained that the “eye-watering” fee would prove to be a steal, while former defender Rio Ferdinand had been praising Sancho as the best young player in the world.
“bar none. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, the manager at the time, was satisfied that United would get value for their money from a “forward player in the best traditions of the club”.