When Manchester United splashed out £73million to sign Jadon Sancho in the summer of 2021, his career looked to be heading in only one direction.
Sancho scored 50 goals and registered 57 assists in 137 appearances for Borussia Dortmund, after backing himself to prove Pep Guardiola wrong when he pushed to leave Manchester City at the age of 17, such was his desperation to play regular first-team football.
The Bundesliga handed him that opportunity and Sancho shone, to the extent that his “dream come true” return to the red side of Manchester was feted across the board. It looked the perfect platform to propel one of Europe’s brightest young talents to the next level.
