Former Liverpool midfielder Steve McManaman has expressed doubts about Jadon Sancho’s potential summer move to Anfield.
The 19-year-old has shone for Borussia Dortmund since joining from Man City in 2017, scoring 27 goals and 33 assists.
Sancho has been linked with Liverpool in the past, ahead of an expected exit from Dortmund this summer.
Speaking to horseracing,net, McManaman outlined why he didn’t think the youngster joining the Reds would be a good decision:
I think he’d prefer to go somewhere where he will start week-in and week-out. I don’t think there’s any problem with that.
The other thing is the cost implications. How much is he going to cost?
No doubt, he’s an extremely bright prospect, he’s doing really well in Dortmund, he plays regularly and he’s a star there.
Whether Liverpool would go for him now is something that I don’t know and if he was available, he’d command big money and I presume that there’s a number of clubs that would go for him.
Jadon could cost £60m/£75m and that’s a lot of money for somebody that young even though he looks a fantastic prospect.
It’s a big outlay for a player and in all honesty, Liverpool’s young players are all doing well themselves and Jurgen Klopp seems to want to give them a go.
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I think Sancho would be a superb addition for Liverpool, but I also fully understand McManaman’s trepidation.
The England international has scored 12 goals and has registered the same number of assists this season, in just 18 Bundesliga appearances.
These are highly impressive figures for anyone, in my opinion, let alone a teenager still learning his trade, suggesting he would bring goals and assists to Jurgen Klopp’s side.
The issue that Sancho likely wouldn’t be a regular starter for Liverpool is a clear stumbling block, however, with Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino currently leading the Reds’ line towards Premier League glory.
