Manchester United sign Jadon Sancho from Borussia Dortmund for £73m. Jadon Sancho is an English player , Solskjaer waited for 12 months to get his dream player.
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“I’ll always be grateful to Dortmund for giving me the opportunity to play first-team football, although I always knew that I would return to England,” 21-year-old Sancho said.
“The chance to join Manchester United is a dream come true and I just cannot wait to perform in the Premier League.
“This is a young and exciting squad and I know, together, we can develop into something special to bring the success that the fans deserve.”
“Jadon epitomises the type of player I want to bring to the club – he is a forward player in the best traditions of Manchester United,” Solskjaer told the club website.
“He will form an integral part of my squad for years to come and we look forward to seeing him blossom. His goals and assists records speak for themselves and he will also bring tremendous pace, flair and creativity to the team.”
| Goals and assists – Europe’s top five leagues since 2018-19 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Goals | Assists | Total |
| Lionel Messi | 91 | 43 | 134 |
| Robert Lewandowski | 97 | 18 | 115 |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | 81 | 16 | 97 |
| Kylian Mbappe | 78 | 19 | 97 |
| Ciro Immobile | 71 | 21 | 92 |
| Karim Benzema | 65 | 23 | 88 |
| Mohamed Salah | 63 | 23 | 86 |
| Harry Kane | 58 | 20 | 78 |
| Duvan Zapata | 56 | 22 | 78 |
| Jadon Sancho | 37 | 41 | 78 |
| Sancho at Dortmund | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Minutes per goal or assist |
| 2017-18 | 1,400 | 5 | 7 | 117 |
| 2018-19 | 2,967 | 13 | 20 | 90 |
| 2019-20 | 3,274 | 20 | 20 | 82 |
| 2020-21 | 2,974 | 16 | 20 | 83 |
