‘I trained with Jadon Sancho – Man United have made a huge transfer mistake’

‘I trained with Jadon Sancho – Man United have made a huge transfer mistake’

After a falling out with manager Erik ten Hag at Manchester United over his training performances, Jadon Sancho was dropped, but the winger is already appearing happier on loan at Chelsea.

Former teammate Bacary Sagna asserts that Jadon Sancho is “one of the best talents I’ve seen” and says Manchester United made a mistake by allowing him to join Chelsea.

When the England international was just a teenager, Sagna and Sancho crossed paths at Manchester City, and the adolescent was immediately captivated by what he witnessed. Sancho had only recently moved to the Etihad at the age of 14.

Former Arsenal defender and ex-France international Sagna had predicted Sancho would go on to great things after first training with him at City – and said he was baffled as to why things didn’t work out with United after joining from Borussia Dortmund for £73million in 2021.

Speaking to Paddy Power, Sagna said he felt United’s loss would be Chelsea’s gain and tipped Sancho to have a “great impact” at Stamford Bridge this season, having already been named man of the match on his debut.

“I trained with Jadon Sancho when he was 16, at Manchester City, and rated him as one of the best talents I’ve seen,” he said. “He was shining at Borussia Dortmund – the two spells he’s had there, he was probably their best player.

“I can’t understand why it went wrong at Manchester United – it’s an English team and a country he knew, spoke the language. I know he is very respectful; I don’t know what happened at United.

“For Chelsea to sign him, I think it’s great and he will be a constant threat. He’s from London as well – he’s back home with his family and his friends, so he has all the ingredients to have a great impact at such a massive club like Chelsea. I’m not surprised to see the impact he is having, because he already had that at 16 at Manchester City.”