3 reasons why Jadon Sancho should stay at Borussia Dortmund

#2 There’s less spotlight on him from the British press at Dortmund

Despite being a full international, Sancho has largely escaped the pressure of the British press by playing in Germany

There’s pressure on modern footballers from the press regardless of the country that they ply their trade in, but the British press feel quite unique in the way that they love nothing more than building players up only to look to knock them down later, particularly when it comes to criticism of their personal lives. Look at the treatment of Raheem Sterling, for example, who seemed to be under fire from the press for basically everything he did last summer.

Right now – due to the fact that he’s living and playing in Germany and thus isn’t under the spotlight like players like Sterling – the fans and press alike don’t know all that much about what Jadon Sancho is like off the pitch. We’ve had some reports that he’s a relatively humble kid who lives with his father in Dortmund, but as a young player invariably earning a big wage, if he were to come back to England, how long would it be before the press would pounce on him for being “blingy” or “flashy” as they infamously did with Sterling?

The growth of social media means that players’ personal lives are often on show more than they’ve ever been before, and Sancho is no exception in that aspect, as he’s a regular user of Instagram. But playing for Dortmund, he still seems to be a little more distant, more out-of-the-way – at least where the press are concerned. And right now, at just 19, it’s probably better for him that things stay that way – meaning staying in Dortmund would be the smarter choice for him.