JADON SANCHO could play under Frank Lampard at Chelsea next season after revealing he was a boyhood Blues fan.
The Borussia Dortmund star, 20, was heavily linked with a move to Manchester United in the last transfer window but the Red Devils never coughed up the £108million asking price.
How Chelsea could line up next season if boyhood Blue Jadon Sancho signs
Borussia Dortmund’s Sancho could snub Manchester United for Chelsea after revealing his allegiancesCredit: Getty Images – Getty
Manchester City academy product Sancho was born in South London before being snapped up by the Citizens aged just seven.
And the England international has confirmed he was a Chelsea fan as a youngster.
In an interview with the Telegraph in 2019, when asked if he supported Chelsea, he responded: “Yeah, it’s correct. I’m not going to lie.”
Blues boss Lampard already has an embarrassment of attacking riches to pick from in West London after splashing over £230m during the summer on the likes of Timo Werner, Hakim Ziyech and Kai Havertz.
A big-money transfer for Sancho could see him occupy the wide right berth in a 4-3-3 system.
That would mean a move for Ziyech over to the left, with Werner potentially deployed through the middle.
In order to fit Havertz – the club’s most expensive outfield player ever – into the XI, Lampard may have to utilise the German youngster in a deeper midfield role.
Mason Mount and N’Golo Kante could make up a versatile midfield three.
Chelsea’s new defensive steel means the back four and keeper Edouard Mendy will likely remain the same at Stamford Bridge.
The Blues have conceded just 11 goals in as many league games this term – fixing last season’s leaky backline showings which left them with the most goals conceded in the Premier League’s top half – and Sancho could be the man to take their game to the next level up front.
But there will be no shortage of competition for places with Christian Pulisic, Tammy Abraham, Olivier Giroud and Callum Hudson-Odoi all vying for forward spots.
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Chelsea handed transfer boost as Dortmund star and Manchester United target Jadon Sancho reveals he grew up a Blues fan
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