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According to The Daily Mail, Liverpool have joined the race to sign Jadon Sancho.

What's the story?

The 19-year-old Borussia Dortmund starlet is said to be ready to leave the Bundesliga club. He was subbed off against Bayern Munich in Der Klassiker, Germany's biggest game, after just 36 minutes, which is sure to have had a negative impact on his mindset.

The Reds are not the only team to be interested in the England international, though, with Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester United and Real Madrid all still said to have him on their radar.

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A better fit

In recent days, there has been a lot of talk regarding the Anfield outfit's desire to sign Kylian Mbappe. The PSG star would cost an absolute fortune - €250m (£214m) was even quoted - and as such, it is being said that Jurgen Klopp and co would be willing to move on Mohamed Salah to Real in order to take the World Cup winner to Merseyside.

Whilst the 20-year-old is a marvellous footballer, that is a huge amount of money to spend on one player and, with the Egypt international valued at £135m by Transfermarkt, his transfer would unlikely cover the cost of the Mbappe fee.

Sancho, though, with a Transfermarkt value of £90m, would surely come in an awful lot cheaper, especially considering that recent incident.

Considering the way Liverpool play, Sancho would be a signing that makes more sense. He is far more of a team player than Mbappe. Last term, the former Monaco man may have scored 33 goals in Ligue 1, but he only managed seven assists.

Sancho, though, scored a more than respectable 12 goals in 26 Bundesliga starts, but racked up a huge 17 assists during that time as well. No-one in Germany managed as many. This season, he's registered four goals and eight assists already.

The teenager, who moved to Die Schwarzgelben from Manchester City for £8m in 2017, could also be moulded by Klopp into the player they want him to be considering he has just one full season of professional football under his belt.

Mbappe, meanwhile, is already a superstar, and considering his goal tally at Le Parc des Princes, he is unlikely to take kindly to to the 52-year-old trying to modify his game in certain areas.

They are both fantastic players, but Sancho's arrival would make more sense than Mbappe's. It remains to be seen, though, exactly what the future holds.