Jadon Sancho has spoken about how "good example" Christian Pulisic assumed a significant part in his choice to leave Manchester City and join Borussia Dortmund in 2017.
Sancho joined City's childhood arrangement as a 14-year-old from Watford back in 2015, but only two years after that, he chose to make the change to Germany, where he established himself on the European stage.
The Englishman scored 50 goals and provided 64 assists in 137 appearances for Dortmund over a four-year period, and his impressive performances piqued the interest of Manchester United, who spent around £75 million on the winger the previous summer.
Sancho, who scored against City in the Manchester derby last week, has since uncovered how Pulisic's ascent to fame at such a youthful age affected his choice to move to the Bundesliga.
Sancho told Sky Deutschland: "The club [Dortmund] made a decent attempt for me."
Then, at that point, I saw who else was playing in Dortmund. For instance, Christian Pulisic, who was just 19 at that point, He was right about a good example for me.
"I saw him and pondered internally: 'That could be me as well'." Fortunately, BVB allowed me this opportunity, and I figure I did the work. "
Sancho has likewise uncovered that Man United's English players were arguing for him to move from Dortmund to Old Trafford the previous summer, while players from Chelsea and Liverpool additionally attempted to persuade him to join their clubs.
The 23-cap England worldwide has had a blended beginning to life with the Red Devils this season, scoring five goals and giving two assists in 31 appearances across all contests.
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