Pep Guardiola was in full pursuit of Alexis Sanchez when Jadon Sancho decided it was time to force his way out of Manchester City and move to Germany.
It was August 2017, Sanchez was into the final year of his contract at Arsenal and Guardiola claimed the highly-prized 17-year-old had agreed his first professional deal, thought to be an offer of £30,000 a week, before changing his mind.
‘Maybe he thought he would get more minutes at Dortmund and I can understand,’ shrugged the City boss, hinting that the teenager did not fancy the fierce competition.