Is he worth 120 million or 100 million? Should the money be paid upfront or installments and why are the Glazers not willing to pay right now? These are often the questions that come up on social media and on numerous sports websites with analysts also chipping in. However, should this be the main focus for a team that is listed as the 3rd richest team in the world and finished 33 points below the EPL champions, Liverpool?
Well it shouldn’t be because in spite of the fact that money is now a huge part of football, the beautiful game has become a casino akin to a punter using a us bookmaker.
This is why in this analysis we will be taking a close look at Sancho’s numbers, how he fits in with the Manchester United’s team and what he could bring to the table if the deal is sealed.
Jadon Sancho joined Dortmund 3 years ago from Manchester City to get more playing time as he was declared surplus to requirements by Pep and in 3 years the England winger has not just broken into the England team but also notched up 35 goals for the German team in 3 years.
This is a pretty impressive number when you look at the current stats of players in Manchester United where only 3 players have gone past or come close to hitting that number in the last 2 years (Pogba, Rashford and Martial). While Sancho’s major role in any team would be to provide the assist for the strikers to get the goals. He isn’t doing so badly in that department and Manchester United last season relied so much on their front three to get the goals before Bruno came in and struggled when they didn’t step so yes they need the extra goal juice upfront.
A natural creator
Manchester United racked up a lot of goals last season but all these were pretty much down to when Fernandez and Pogba came into the team. They struggled with creative spark in the midfield and this was evident during their loss against Southampton after the restart. Jadon Sancho notched up 15 assists in just 23 games before the lockdown and these are just direct assists and not the chance created.
Boost players morale
The fact that Rashford was checking up on transfer news on Fabrizio’s twitter page for news on Van De Beek shows that the players at United know that the club needs reinforcements if they want to compete. While the signing of Van De Beek is all but completed, the players need a proven star player to boost the rest of the squad and he could have the same effect that Bruno had when he came on board.
A strong bench
It is no surprising the Ole often had to wait to the last minute to make changes when Manchester United needed to get a result and it’s simply because the bench isn’t strong enough and to compete at the biggest stage you need a strong bench and there can never be too much quality in a team of Manchester United’s standard.
So it’s time to stop putting the numbers forward and talk about how he can impact the Red Devils and with his star power, there is no saying that he won’t pull in the financial numbers to cover up his transfer fees. Now is the time for the Manchester United board should show that they are ready to compete and pay to get the right talents in and a player like Sancho can make a huge change in more ways than one.
