Jadon Sancho

[supercity88]

He is 17; an exceptional talent, possibly a bit cocky and undoubtedly badly advised. We may be disappointed he left but surely we can't hold it against someone so young and hope their career fails?

I disagree. What had City done to show him staying with us was the right move? He could not have predicted what was to come. He no doubt felt that a couple of pre season games would have led to him being back in youth team and struggling for first team chances.

Looking back now he missed out on the chance to experience a world cup final (where he might have pipped foden to player of the tournament based on previous form) and then some first team chances for City and possibly also pipping Foden to young sports personality of the year.

Things at City have improved hugely this season. Pep has been true to his word and Sancho may regret moving. But it is early days and Dortmund have a much much better track record for bringing through players who stay at the top level than we have regardless of the fact we played some academy players last night.

The reason we brought Pep in was to change that. To make young players confident they could succeed at City and to have a co veyor belt of talent joining the first team or being sold for profit and having good careers elsewhere. It is early days on that front but we are seeing a big improvement. Particularly as that was a quarter final last night away from home against a good side.

 

[VOOMER]

Do we have a good source on that?

One of our Honorary Presidents.

 

[SWP's back]

Don't have any bad feelings about him but I do think that if the kids that stay get more opportunities here than Sancho gets at Dortmund that can only be a good thing.

Those kids in our academy thinking they have to leave to get a chance might have second thoughts.

Well said.

And when he left there were plenty on here sticking the boot into the club for not playing youth and stating it was a good move for him as he wouldn’t get playing time here. One went as far to say that if Foden didn’t play in a certain game then it would show Sancho did the right thing.

So far that’s proving to be rather wrong. He’s missed out on a World Cup victory and being part of a squad 11 points clear, top of their CL group and a semi final of the league cup and is now at a club where the manager that signed him has been sacked and he’s back playing for the youth team.

Whoever advised him may have ended up a million or so better off but they’ve done him no favours.

 

[waspish]

Well said.

And when he left there were plenty on here sticking the boot into the club for not playing youth and stating it was a good move for him as he wouldn’t get playing time here. One went as far to say that if Foden didn’t play in a certain game then it would show Sancho did the right thing.

So far that’s proving to be rather wrong. He’s missed out on a World Cup victory and being part of a squad 11 points clear, top of their CL group and a semi final of the league cup and is now at a club where the manager that signed him has been sacked and he’s back playing for the youth team.

Whoever advised him may have ended up a million or so better off but they’ve done him no favours.

And seeing they payed us 10m no club in premier going to pay that, so probably end up loaning him to a London club.

 

[aguero93:20]

Well said.

And when he left there were plenty on here sticking the boot into the club for not playing youth and stating it was a good move for him as he wouldn’t get playing time here. One went as far to say that if Foden didn’t play in a certain game then it would show Sancho did the right thing.

So far that’s proving to be rather wrong. He’s missed out on a World Cup victory and being part of a squad 11 points clear, top of their CL group and a semi final of the league cup and is now at a club where the manager that signed him has been sacked and he’s back playing for the youth team.

Whoever advised him may have ended up a million or so better off but they’ve done him no favours.

I'd hardly say his advisors are going to be better off, we're much higher payers than Dortmund. Can't really blame this lad for the view he took tbh, our record at bringing through youth has been shite, just a shame he didn't wait a bit longer. Wish him all the best in the future, unless he signs for a PL rival of course...

 

[SWP's back]

I'd hardly say his advisors are going to be better off, we're much higher payers than Dortmund. Can't really blame this lad for the view he took tbh, our record at bringing through youth has been shite, just a shame he didn't wait a bit longer. Wish him all the best in the future, unless he signs for a PL rival of course...

Signing on fees and portions of transfer fees is how.

Course you can blame him, he’s 17, was promised time and refused to wait and see.

 

[aguero93:20]

Signing on fees and portions of transfer fees is how.

Course you can blame him, he’s 17, was promised time and refused to wait and see.

He would have gotten a signing bonus and a better wage at City most likely.

 

[SWP's back]

He would have gotten a signing bonus and a better wage at City most likely.

But no £10m transfer fee of which the agent takes a cut on.

Why do you think certain agents always look to move players around every three or four years?

 

[aguero93:20]

But no £10m transfer fee of which the agent takes a cut on.

Why do you think certain agents always look to move players around every three or four years?

Fair enough, if he spends his career in the Bundesliga rather than the Premier League though the agent will almost certainly lose out.

 

[squirtyflower]

Fair enough, if he spends his career in the Bundesliga rather than the Premier League though the agent will almost certainly lose out.

Thing is there's no incentive for the agent in a player coming through the club ranks and then staying with said club for ten years or more.
Much more money to be made, as @SWP's back alludes to, if the agent moves their chattels every little while.

So it's easy to see how an impressionable young man can be swayed, especially by someone incentivised by their love of becoming rich.