Former Liverpool midfielder Paul Ince believes the club must sign Borussia Dortmund tyro Jadon Sancho, though not just yet.
The young Englishman, a graduate of Manchester City’s academy who left the Citizens in the summer of 2017 in search of first-team football, has quickly blossomed into one of Europe’s biggest stars.
Sancho has been involved in 15 goals in 24 Dortmund appearances this season, with his form a catalyst for the team’s charge to the top of the Bundesliga table heading into Germany’s winter break.
At 18, Sancho is a tantalising prospect, and Ince believes he would fit right in at Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool – though at a later date.
“I think when you look at Sancho, let’s not go overboard,” Ince told Express Sport.
“He’s only 18. We don’t want to make these players better than what they are the moment, they’re still only young and have a long way to go.
“We as a nation have a tendency to build people up from such a young age and then knock them back down.
“I feel with Sancho, the boy’s done well and he’s been brave to make that decision to go and play in Germany.
“He needs to keep playing games until he’s 19 or 20.
“Then maybe Liverpool should start looking at him. And not just him, there’s other kids out there [in Germany] doing well.”
Sancho has been linked with the likes of Manchester United and even a potential return to City, as well as several of Europe’s other leading clubs.
It’s almost certain that the earliest a move could happen is next summer, with Dortmund sure to hold onto the player while searching for a first league title since 2012.
And any fee could be prohibitive. Given his form and age, Dortmund could well charge a fee upwards of £100million.
