Sunday People

Man on a mission

- By Adrian Kajumba

JADON SANCHO has been labelled “unbelievab­le” and “outstandin­g” ahead of his eagerly anticipate­d return to England.

Three Lions wonderkid Sancho, 18, will be one of the star attraction­s when Borussia Dortmund face Tottenham in the Champions League at Wembley on Wednesday.

Having g j joined Dortmund from Manchester City in 2017 with no senior experience to his name, Londoner Sancho comes back home just under 18 months later as one of the most exciting and talkedabou­t youngsters in world football.

The winger has enjoyed a rapid rise in Germany since a £10million switch,

taking the

“For this age a he can still play in our Under-19 team! He’s still a youth player on our ou terms – that’s unbelievab­le. unbelievab­le He’s very robust, he is physically very ve strong. For his age he is outstandin­g.” outstandin

Dortmund had a good idea what they were getting ge because Sancho had been in their sights for some time before they snapped him up.

Zorc revealed: revea “We scouted him for the first time in August 2016 one year ahead of when we sign signed him.

“W “We mainly watched him for h his matches with the

Und Under-17s of England, and o of course when he played for Man City in the youth ffl l league games.

“You could easily r recognise his outstandin­g

 ??  ?? Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has a special relationsh­ip with the Champions League following his winner to beat Bayern Munich in the 1999 final THUMBS UP: Sancho is flourishin­g in Germany
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has a special relationsh­ip with the Champions League following his winner to beat Bayern Munich in the 1999 final THUMBS UP: Sancho is flourishin­g in Germany

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