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According to The Daily Mail, Manchester United will be amongst the contenders to sign Borussia Dortmund starlet Jadon Sancho next summer.
What's the word?
Sancho has enjoyed an extraordinary time in the Bundesliga since arriving from Manchester City, and has previously been linked with a return to the Premier League.
Now, The Daily Mail claim the England international is set to leave Dortmund next summer and the German side have already begun searching for a replacement.
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The report adds United and neighbours Manchester City are at the front of the queue to sign the 19-year-old, but sources have suggested the Red Devils were the "most advanced" in their pursuit.
Statement of intent
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has insisted United will be intent on giving youngsters a chance at the club, and it has already been seen in the Norwegian's first starting XI of the season in the Premier League. Bringing in Sancho however, would be more than just signing a teenager with enormous potential; it would be the kind of statement signing that reminds everyone United are dining at the top table once again.
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Sancho registered an incredible 13 goals and 19 assists across all competitions last season, and has belied his tender age with some impressive performances. As one of the very few English youngsters to have moved abroad, the former City ace has understandably been under the spotlight.
It's fair to say he has thrived in it; the winger has scored and assisted in both the Bundesliga and the Champions League for one of the biggest sides in Europe, let alone Germany, and bearing in mind his age looks set to be a bona fide superstar in the coming years.
So if United can fend off the competition to sign him, not least including the back-to-back Premier League title winners across town, then they really will have something to shout about.
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