BORUSSIA DORTMUND may have finally found a replacement for Jadon Sancho in the form of English teen prodigy Jamie Bynoe-Gittens.
Sancho left Dortmund to join Manchester United for £73million last summer after making his name with the Bundesliga side.
Bynoe-Gittens has been billed as the next ‘Jadon Sancho’ by the German pressCredit: GettyThe 18-year-old’s performance for Dortmund against United’s teens led to comparisons with Sancho who left the German side to move to Old TraffordCredit: Rex
And now, Gittens, 18, has been touted as the man to fill Sancho’s void by German publication Bild after the winger’s phenomenal performance for Dortmund’s U19s against United’s teens in the UEFA Youth League.
Bynoe-Gittens was a constant thorn in United’s side – bombing up and down the wing in Sancho-esque fashion, SunSport reported.
He then went on to score a brace – including the decisive penalty as Dortmund knocked United out of the competition in a tense 2-2 thriller that ended in a shootout.
Critics instantly compared him to Sancho, 25, who also wore the No.7 shirt at Signal Iduna Park.
Just like his predecessor, Bynoe-Gittens also moved to Dortmund’s U19 squad after a spell at Manchester City.
The English counterparts also have a number of similarities off the pitch.
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One is that they share the same agent – Emeka Obasi – who masterminded Sancho’s switch to Old Trafford.
Another thing the English pair have in common is that they both hail from London.
Following his ascent in Germany, Bynoe-Gittens will now be hoping to have the same career trajectory as Sancho who also thrived in Dortmund’s youth set-up before being promoted to their first team.
And Bynoe-Gittens will get the chance to shine like Sancho in Dortmund’s first-team quite soon judging by their U19’s coach’s assessment of him.
Mike Tullberg told Goal and SPOX: “He definitely has the talent to be part of the big stage at some point.
“We can’t, and don’t, want to slow him down.”
And there’s no slowing Bynoe-Gittens down at this point of his career, he’s scored nine goals in as many games across all competitions this season.
However, filling Sancho’s shoes won’t be an easy task for Bynoe-Gittens as the Man United ace scored 50 goals and provided 64 assists in 137 games across all competitions at Dortmund before packing his bags for Old Trafford.
