MANCHESTER UNITED and Chelsea target Jadon Sancho has expressed his longing to return to England.
The Borussia Dortmund star has spoken of the “deep sacrifices” he has made living away from family and friends in Germany.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has made the England winger his No 1 choice when the transfer window opens again.
It was believed he had even offered the 20-year-old the club’s iconic No 7 jersey worn by the likes of George Best and Cristiano Ronaldo.
But recent reports had claimed Chelsea were in the driving seat after it was believed the ex-Man City man preferred a move back to London.
Now Sancho, who has racked up 14 assists and 15 goals in the Bundesliga this season, has opened up on what his future holds.
Speaking to Micah Richards and Reiss Nelson on a video England’s official YouTube channel, Sancho spoke of how much he was missing his close ones.
He said: “Another challenge. This one has been the biggest one yet. Living abroad is a whole different game, away from everyone, family, friends. The sacrifice is deep.
“But, for me at the time, I just felt I was ready to challenge myself and challenge for a place in the first-team and I felt Dortmund was the right place to go at the time.
“Obviously I know their history, they’re bringing through young players and I thought I had a real chance there so I took the opportunity and now, three years later, I’m doing well.”
Sancho also spoke of his role in getting Nelson to join Hoffenheim on loan last season.
He said: “The advice I gave to Reiss was to come over the Germany just to get some experience, just a run of games and once you get a run of games you start to feel comfortable and that’s one of the things I’ve learnt playing in the professional game.
“Because the first three or four games I wasn’t myself. If you compare my Man City days to those first four appearances you’d be like, ‘What happened?!’
“But once you get to play more and more you start feeling better, you start playing well, your first touch is better.
“I’m just happy I made that decision and grateful for all the things I’ve done.”
