Borussia Dortmund's Jadon Sancho set for England U21 call-up
Wednesday 3 October 2018 14:21, UK
England U21 boss Aidy Boothroyd is planning to call up Borussia Dortmund's Jadon Sancho, according to Sky Sports News.
Sancho, who joined Dortmund from Manchester City last summer, has enjoyed a fine start to the season, providing five assists in 125 minutes of action from the bench, and signed a contract extension on Tuesday that will keep him at the German club until 2022
The 18-year-old has represented England at all junior levels from the age of 15 and with England manager Gareth Southgate also monitoring the winger's progress, Sky Sports News understands Boothroyd is ready to bring him into his U21 group.
Boothroyd considered calling him up for his squad in September, but opted against it because the player had only made three substitute appearances at that stage, with none longer than 13 minutes.
It is thought Boothroyd is waiting to see if there are any injuries in this week's European games before making a final decision on his squad.
Earlier this month, Sancho entered the record books when becoming the youngest English player to make his Champions League debut for a foreign club and the teenager's former youth coach has said he could blossom into England's "Neymar-type player" if given enough freedom.
"Provided he doesn't become restricted he could be our Neymar-type player - in terms of being unpredictable, playing on that left-hand side," Dan Micciche told the Guardian.
"And he's flamboyant, entertaining to watch. But like Neymar, he's effective with it. In most games he'll create something - it's not a beauty contest. He's not on the pitch flicking it over someone's head for the sake of it."
