Maresca, excited about Sancho: ”I see him as I expected”

Jadon Sancho (24) He showed in the second half of the 23-24 season that he is more than ready to straighten out his sporting career and become the world star he showed he could be in his two spells in Borussia Dortmund.

After spending the first part of last season away from the group in Manchester Unitedfaced with May Hagleft in the winter market at Dortmund on loan, where he joined the Red Devils in 2021 in exchange for 85 million. He led the Germans to the final of Champions League where he lost them real Madrid. In the semi-finals he left two performances against PSG and it is surprising that Ten Hag did not give him a new chance at Manchester United.

The long-awaited second chance seemed to come in preseason when they made peace and the Dutch coach was full of praise for the English winger. ”We spoke well, everything can go wrong, we moved forward. This club needs good players and one thing is for sure: Jadon is a very good player. Hopefully it will click and contribute to our success.”

Word got out of hand and the City youth player was not called up for the first Premier League games and the exit door was thrown wide open for him. He is on loan at Chelsea, but has a mandatory purchase clause at the end of the season of 30 million.

In a press conference, the Italian coach defined his partnership and talked about how he sees Sancho. ”I see it as I expected. He is a very good player, a one-on-one player with quality in the final third. I am sure it will help us. It’s a matter of finding the right moment to give him the opportunity.” Maybe this Saturday (9pm) against Andoni Iraola’s Bournemouth.

A signing that energizes the ‘blues’ and also Maresca, who has to decide in attack between Madueke, Palmer, Pedro Neto, Mudryk, Joao Félix, Nico Jackson, Marc Guiu and Jadon Sancho himself. Four positions for eight players.