{"id":1101799,"date":"2019-08-15T12:39:12","date_gmt":"2019-08-15T11:39:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1101799"},"modified":"2019-08-15T12:39:12","modified_gmt":"2019-08-15T11:39:12","slug":"dortmund-jadon-sancho-interest-super-club-man-utd-links","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/dortmund-jadon-sancho-interest-super-club-man-utd-links\/","title":{"rendered":"Dortmund confirm Jadon Sancho interest from &#8220;super club&#8221; after a summer of Man Utd links"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Borussia Dortmund CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke says a &#8220;super club&#8221; made an approach for Jadon Sancho earlier this year.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The enquiry was swiftly turned down by Dortmund, and Sancho has made another impressive start to the season with a goal and an assist against Bayern Munich in the German Super Cup.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Sancho&#8217;s impressive 2018\/19: Five key things to know&#8230;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>After making his Dortmund debut in 2017\/18, Sancho became a key player in 2018\/19.<\/li>\n<li>The 19-year-old scored 13 goals last season including 12 in the Bundesliga.<\/li>\n<li>By February, he had become the youngest-ever player to score eight Bundesliga goals in a single season.<\/li>\n<li>His form earned him a call-up to Gareth Southgate&#8217;s senior England squad.<\/li>\n<li>The teenager was linked with a move to Manchester United in the summer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; max-width: 700px;\" title=\"Audioboom player\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.audioboom.com\/posts\/7336082-10-predictions-for-the-2019-20-premier-league-season\/embed\/v4\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Sancho, who was linked with Manchester United throughout the summer, scored with a scintillating solo effort against Bayern, suggesting he could be set for another stellar Bundesliga campaign with Dortmund.<\/p>\n<p>And Watzke has been talking up the 19-year-old&#8217;s potential while insisting there was never a chance he was going to leave the club this year.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A chief of one of the super clubs asked me back in spring if there was a chance [to sign Sancho] but I told him straight away he should forget about it and he never contacted me again,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/football\/news\/11899\/11785671\/jadon-sancho-borussia-dortmund-turned-down-approach-from-super-club-for-forward\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Watzke said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He knew I meant what I said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There aren&#8217;t many 19-year-olds with such a potential.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Would You Rather Wan-Bissaka or Harry Maguire? 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If a foreign player is not convinced that the club is right for him at the exact time, it just does not make any sense.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Dortmund kick off their Bundesliga campaign against Augsburg at home this weekend.<\/p>\n<p><script>(function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(d.getElementById(id))return;js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src='https:\/\/embed.playbuzz.com\/sdk.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}(document,'script','playbuzz-sdk'));<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"playbuzz\" data-id=\"25f1756b-674a-468d-8861-7ec142b276a4\" data-show-share=\"false\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Borussia Dortmund CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke says a &#8220;super club&#8221; made an approach for Jadon Sancho earlier this year. The enquiry was swiftly turned down by Dortmund, and Sancho has made another impressive start to the season with a goal and an assist against Bayern Munich in the German Super Cup. 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