Jadon Sancho left Bundesliga legend so stunned he stopped his workout to insist on transfer

Jadon Sancho tore the Bundesliga to bits in his last spell, but his talent was clear from the start.

The England winger is set to return to Borussia Dortmund on loan after a disastrous two seasons at Manchester United.

Sancho is on his way back to Dortmund on loan from UnitedCredit: AFP
Heading back to BVB, Sancho bagged a gigantic 50 goals and 64 assists in 137 games during his last stint, something which wasn’t a surprise to one of the Bundesliga’s greats.

Ballon d’Or winner Lothar Matthaus has spent the majority of his retirement watching football as one of Germany’s leading pundits, but even he was left stunned by a young Sancho.

Matthaus recalled: “Five or six years ago I was watching a European Championship under 17 game, they [England] were playing against Norway.

“I was watching this game on Eurosport on the TV in the gym, I had this screen on when I was running and I saw the game and I knew nothing about it, just that this game was on.

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“I saw on the left wing somebody from England and after 15 minutes I stopped running, something I’d never done before in my life, because when I start something I like to finish.

“Then I called my friend and I was telling him on the phone, ‘Hey, put on Eurosport, on the left side is a player, where is he from?’

“Half an hour later he gave me the information that he was playing for Man City, I said, ‘When you get this player under contract you will make millions’. Four months later he was signed by Borussia Dortmund.”

Sancho went on to win that U17 European Championship that May, and was named the tournament’s best player.