Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino has insisted that he has not been surprised by Jadon Sancho’s form for Borussia Dortmund this season.
The England Under-17 World Cup winner snubbed an offer of a new contract from Manchester City and left the Etihad to join Dortmund in 2017 in order to play more first-team football.
Sancho has been a revelation at the Westfalenstadion, scoring eight goals and providing 13 assists in all competitions this season and even made his England debut in October.
The 18-year-old’s success in Germany has been prompting other young English players to consider moves away from Premier League clubs for better development.
But Pochettino admits that he is not at all surprised to see Sancho succeed as he has been a huge prospect for England for a number of years.
He is pleased to see that the youngster has been proving for Dortmund that he can play at the highest level.
Pochettino said in a press conference: “I haven’t been so much surprised with him because I knew what he was capable of doing.
“We were talking in the last few years that he was a massive prospect to be a very good player.
“He is showing in Germany that he can handle the Bundesliga and the Champions League.”
The Tottenham boss will hope to contain Sancho when his side host Dortmund at Wembley on Wednesday night in the first leg of Spurs' Champions League last 16 tie.
