Tottenham Hotspur task of convincing Jadon Sancho to join looks a huge challenge

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Tottenham Hotspur are said to be attempting to snap up Jadon Sancho from Manchester City.

According to a report in the Independent, Manchester City are willing to offer Jadon Sancho a £30,000-a-week contract to try and keep him at the Etihad Stadium.

The 17-year-old is regarded as one of City’s top talents, but Tottenham Hotspur are hopeful of snapping up the young forward.

City are concerned by Spurs’ interest, and now plan to offer him a mega-money deal for a teenager.

Pep Guardiola’s side’s contract offer would make Sancho one of the top earning 17-year-old footballers of all time, and that salary surely wouldn’t be matched by Spurs.

Tottenham have a tight wage structure in place, and are highly unlikely to offer such a lavish deal to a prospect with no Premier League experience.

It means that Mauricio Pochettino’s side may be relying on their record at developing youngsters to attract Sancho.

While City have struggled to bring through players from their youth academy in recent years, Tottenham have had great success.

And to get Sancho to North London, Spurs will have to hope that the youngster places opportunities ahead of money – otherwise they could face missing out.