MANCHESTER UNITED are believed to be in hot pursuit of Jadon Sancho and Jack Grealish this summer – but who should they go for?
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is keen to add a new attacking midfielder to his squad in a desperate bid to add some natural width.
Man Utd were on the brink of signing Sancho, 21, last summer, but failed to pay the £108million Borussia Dortmund were demanding.
It’s claimed there’s a ‘gentleman’s agreement’ in place allowing the ex-Manchester City youth ace to head to leave in the upcoming window.
But United may now have turned their attention back to Grealish – with Old Trafford icon Roy Keane admitting he’d swap Paul Pogba for the Aston Villa captain.
Grealish, 25, was another on Solskjaer’s radar – along with Three Lions pal James Maddison – before the club went all-out for Sancho.
And now, in a repeat of 2020, United are set to reignite the whole saga once more.
But with both Sancho and Grealish valued at around £100million it’s unlikely the club will be able to afford both.
So who should United make their No1 priority?
We’ve taken a look at the 2020-21 season stats for the two England stars to see who’s enjoying a better campaign.
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Incredibly, Sancho and Grealish have enjoyed very similar seasons.
The Dortmund winger has played one more game than the Villa ace this season, with 23 matches under his belt.
Both players have scored six goals, with Grealish narrowly leading the assists stakes with ten to Sancho’s nine.
Sancho boasts a marginally better goals per 90 minutes ratio at 0.29 to Grealish’s 0.27.
But the Villa skipper narrowly leads in assists per 90 minutes on 0.46 to Sancho’s 0.43.
Grealish edges the passing accuracy stakes too at 83.2 per cent to the Bundesliga man’s 82.2 per cent.
While Grealish leads Sancho in chances created at 75 to 62, Sancho takes the top spot in successful dribbles per game at 3.3 to 2.8 and touches this season at 1,734 to 1,431.
But Sancho is miles adrift when it comes to winning fouls.
Grealish has earned a staggering 100 free-kicks this season, compared to his 19.
Then there’s experience – Grealish is a Premier League veteran at this stage with 92 games under his belt, while Sancho has never played a senior, top-flight game in England.
So plumping for the Villa star would mean United would likely have to deal with a shorter transition period than opting for the Dortmund winger.
But in truth, either player would massively improve Solskjaer’s squad – and it could be a matter of whoever is more available this summer.
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
