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Borussia Dortmund sporting director casts doubt on Jadon Sancho’s future

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Borussia Dortmund sporting director Michael Zorc has admitted that Jadon Sancho is unlikely to be at the club for the long-term.

The England international burst onto the scene last season, scoring 12 goals and providing 14 assists in the Bundesliga as Dortmund narrowly missed out on the title to Bayern Munich.

Sancho has continued in a similar vein in the 2019/20 campaign, finding the net three times and setting up four more goals in his six league outings for Lucien Favre’s side.

“No decision has been made. But you don't have to be a prophet to know he won't play here for another five years,” he told Kicker.

“He has taken this positive development [at Dortmund]. I doubt that would have been possible with top English clubs. We trust the players very early, and we are not afraid to let them play. He acknowledges that.

“He's an instinctive footballer, a street footballer, he's always a footballer, but he's always setting new limits. He does not sit back satisfied. He wants to play football successfully and beautifully. That alone is his motivation.”

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Greg Lea

Greg Lea is a freelance football journalist who's filled in wherever FourFourTwo needs him since 2014. He became a Crystal Palace fan after watching a 1-0 loss to Port Vale in 1998, and once got on the scoresheet in a primary school game against Wilfried Zaha's Whitehorse Manor (an own goal in an 8-0 defeat).