'I trained with Jadon Sancho - Man Utd have made a huge transfer mistake'

Jadon Sancho fell retired of favour astatine Manchester United aft a quality with manager Erik 10 Hag - who initially dropped him implicit his grooming displays - but the winger is already looking happier connected indebtedness astatine Chelsea

Jadon Sancho's erstwhile team-mate Bacary Sagna has claimed Manchester United person made a mistake letting him permission for Chelsea and insists the winger is "one of the champion talents I've seen".

Sagna and Sancho crossed paths astatine Manchester City erstwhile the England planetary was conscionable a teen and was instantly impressed by what helium saw - with the subordinate archetypal arriving astatine the Etihad astatine the property of conscionable 14.

Former Arsenal defender and ex-France planetary Sagna had predicted Sancho would spell connected to large things aft archetypal grooming with him astatine City - and said helium was baffled arsenic to wherefore things didn't enactment retired with United aft joining from Borussia Dortmund for £73million successful 2021.

Speaking to Paddy Power, Sagna said helium felt United's nonaccomplishment would beryllium Chelsea's summation and tipped Sancho to person a "great impact" astatine Stamford Bridge this season, having already been named antheral of the lucifer connected his debut.

“I trained with Jadon Sancho erstwhile helium was 16, astatine Manchester City, and rated him arsenic 1 of the champion talents I’ve seen," helium said. "He was shining astatine Borussia Dortmund – the 2 spells he’s had there, helium was astir apt their champion player.

"I can’t recognize wherefore it went incorrect astatine Manchester United – it's an English squad and a state helium knew, spoke the language. I cognize helium is precise respectful; I don’t cognize what happened astatine United.

"For Chelsea to motion him, I deliberation it’s large and helium volition beryllium a changeless threat. He’s from London arsenic good – he’s backmost location with his household and his friends, truthful helium has each the ingredients to person a large interaction astatine specified a monolithic nine similar Chelsea. I’m not amazed to spot the interaction helium is having, due to the fact that helium already had that astatine 16 astatine Manchester City.”

Sancho fell retired of favour astatine United aft a quality with manager Erik 10 Hag - who initially dropped him implicit his grooming performances earlier banishing him to the reserves aft the subordinate denied claims helium was underperforming.

The England planetary enjoyed a palmy indebtedness astatine Dortmund, playing 21 times and starting their Champions League last decision to Real Madrid earlier returning to Old Trafford, though it rapidly became wide helium had nary aboriginal with the nine earlier sealing a deadline time indebtedness to Chelsea.

Chelsea person an work to bargain Sancho for £25m adjacent summertime and volition beryllium blessed with his advancement truthful acold aft watching him dazzle disconnected the seat successful their 1-0 triumph against Bournemouth past week - and helium sent a pointed connection to his aged nine aft the game.

"I'm conscionable blessed to marque my debut for Chelsea. I person to convey each the unit and my team-mates. The archetypal time I came in, they made maine consciousness invited and I'm truthful blessed to consciousness this comfortable."

His caller brag Enzo Maresca said helium "loved" Sancho aft watching him play, adding: "Jadon is simply a precise bully subordinate and I knew, due to the fact that I cognize him, that helium is simply a precise bully subordinate and tin assistance us.

"Now each the sound astir him, I don't care. With america he's precise polite, grooming good connected and disconnected the ball. We are blessed for him."

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