Gareth Southgate said what everyone was thinking about Jadon Sancho in September. Southgate had picked Sancho for his England squad, but he admitted that his performances for Manchester United 'probably' weren't good enough to warrant selection.
After moving to Old Trafford from Borussia Dortmund for £72.9million a few months before that Southgate interview, Sancho failed to show why United were so persistent in their pursuit of his signature. United pushed hard to sign the winger in 2017 after learning that he was unsettled at Man City, and they also tried to sign him in 2020 before talks with Dortmund collapsed.
Sancho spent another year developing in the Bundesliga and United returned to the table in 2021 for talks. Dortmund conveniently needed to raise capital after being affected by the pandemic and finally a deal was agreed, putting an end to the long transfer saga.
