Arsenal and Tottenham are reportedly battling for Manchester City youngster Jadon Sancho.
Manchester City have a number of talented young players coming up through the ranks at the Etihad Stadium, but one of them may be angling for a move away this summer.
The likes of Cameron Humphreys, Tosin Adarabioyo, Brahim Diaz, Phil Foden and Brandon Barker have all been tipped for bright futures, but with City continuing to splash the cash on first-team additions, some youngsters may not fancy their chance of playing under Pep Guardiola.
Manchester City’s Etihad Stadium
One such player may well be Jadon Sancho, a 17-year-old winger City landed from Watford in 2015 having been billed as something of a wonderkid at Vicarage Road.
Sancho has yet to make his City debut at senior level, but has been thriving at youth level, leading many to believe that he should be in line for playing time in the City first team.
With no sign of that being available given the presence of Leroy Sane, Raheem Sterling and Bernardo Silva, speculation surrounds Sancho’s long-term future at the Etihad Stadium.
ESPN report that Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur are vying for Sancho’s signature given that he is entering the final year of his scholarship deal with City, and has so far refused to sign a new deal with the club.
Chelsea’s Mason Mount and Man City’s Jadon Sancho challenge for the ball
Borussia Dortmund are also believed to be interested in signing Sancho should City decide to cash in on the teenager, who is believed to be concerned about his first-team chances at the Etihad Stadium.
City fans have been taking to Twitter to react to the rumours about Sancho’s future by sending tweets to the youngster begging for him to stay with the club, attempting to convince him that City is the place to play his football, and Guardiola is the man to get the best out of him.
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