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Report: European giants join Arsenal and Tottenham in race to sign Jadon Sancho

Chelsea's Mason Mount and Man City's Jadon Sancho challenge for the ball (Reuters)
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The Manchester City winger is want by Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur this summer, according to reports.

Spurs and the Gunners have been joined by Borussia Dortmund in the race to sign City youngster Jadon Sancho, according to ESPN.

The Mirror reported yesterday that Arsenal and Tottenham are closely monitoring the 17-year-old’s situation, after he rejected a new three year deal at the Etihad, believed to be worth up to £30,000 per week.

Chelsea's Mason Mount and Man City's Jadon Sancho challenge for the ballChelsea’s Mason Mount and Man City’s Jadon Sancho challenge for the ball

Sancho believes that he is ready for first-team football, and considers the route into the starting XI at City to be too challenging at present, and wants a move away in the hope of receiving regular first-team action.

And ESPN report that Dortmund are confident of winning the race to sign the City teenager, by offering him a more direct route to the first-team, something that he would not receive so easily at either Tottenham or Arsenal.

Sancho is undoubtedly a wonderful talent, and Pep Guardiola will not want to lose someone with his skill-set and potential, but the Spaniard might be forced into losing the 17-year-old, with so much pressure on the here and now in the modern game.

It could very well be a decision that comes back to bite Guardiola and City somewhere down the line though, whether that be in the Premier League or European competition.

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