You never know what could happen, so we wait and see."įor now, focus is on international matters. I don't know what to say to that."Īsked if he felt he would play club football in England again," he said: "I don't know. "That's mad!" Sancho said with a laugh when told of that figure. Playing for England brings new pressures, though, and his performance have seen a £100million price tag to be mentioned. There were nerves at first, but Sancho soon settled into life at Dortmund and the number seven shirt vacated by Ousmane Dembele when he joined Barcelona. Sancho's move from Watford to City helped prepare him mental leap to Germany - a move abroad he would recommend to like-minded players. I miss them a lot, but I want to do what's best for me and felt like moving to Germany was the best thing." "Obviously moving from home, that was the biggest," he said. Sancho has time to hone his linguistic skills after last week signing a new deal with Dortmund until 2022 but living abroad brings challenges for a young player.
It's going alright, it's a bit difficult.
"Everyone's introduced me nicely," the Londoner said. Sancho politely declined to talk about leaving Pep Guardiola's City but was forthcoming when it came to life in Germany, expressing gratitude to the Dortmund fans and head coach Lucien Favre. "I'm just grateful that he's seeing my progress in the Bundesliga and very thankful." "I was a bit surprised, to be fair, because obviously I'm so young so I have still got a lot to learn," he said with a smile. Sancho seemed a little taken aback by the media interest at St George's Park, but not quite as much as when the call came in from Southgate rather than England Under-21s boss Aidy Boothroyd. "Obviously I just have to keep on working hard in training and see what the manager does." I couldn't ask for anything better than that. "It would be a dream come true (to make my debut against Croatia). "That's the biggest thing that could ever happen to a young kid like me. "When I was a young kid, I always dreamed of obviously playing for my country.
"It means a lot to me, especially my family," the 18-year-old said. It is just reward for his displays after making the courageous - if at the time slightly controversial - move from Manchester City to Dortmund last summer. Sancho was perhaps the most eye-catching inclusion, with his promising performances in Germany seeing him become the first player born this millennium to be called-up by the senior team. Gareth Southgate doubled down on his focus on youth with his squad selection for the upcoming Nations League double-header away to Croatia and Spain.
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