When you are a player with the endless talent that Jadon Sancho has, it must be hard to stay focused. The same goes when you see constant chatter about your future and what you have the opportunity to go and do. However, the thing about Sancho is that he’s only 20, and he plays in one of the biggest leagues in Europe for one of the biggest clubs in the world. For some, it’s hard to understand the desire for him to move on from the club.
Indeed, one player – a proper Borussia Dortmund legend – who agrees that Sancho should stay put is someone who he knows and respects. It’s his present team captain and role model, Marco Reus. Speaking to Sport Bild via the Bulinews platform, Reus was clear about what his advice would be, saying: “Jadon is an outstanding player and will definitely remain in demand by many clubs. That is a fact. He’s now playing at an even higher level than last year and would be extremely valuable in achieving our goals,
“I would advise him to stay at BVB for another year, maybe two. From my point of view, there is no better place for him at the moment. Afterwards, he can take the really big step as an even more complete player, having developed further in peace here as a regular starter.
“He would have to find his place at a new club, which isn’t always easy for a 20-year-old. Just how interesting do you think Jadon will be for the biggest clubs if he spends one, two or three years more here to develop further?”
For many English football fans, the desire to see Sancho back on the UK shores is understandable. As Reus points out about, though, is it really something that Sancho himself needs?
Should he really be willing to move on when Dortmund can still offer him so much, both now and in the near future?