Former Liverpool and England defender Glen Johnson has warned Jadon Sancho that joining Manchester United could be the wrong move for his career.
The Borussia Dortmund winger has been the subject of interest from Europe’s top clubs and found himself high up Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s summer wishlist.
Reports have surfaced in Germany that the 20-year-old will leave the Bundesliga club at the end of the season, putting United, Liverpool and Chelsea on high alert.
Johnson told talkSPORT: ‘Pretty much everyone that can afford his transfer fee are going to want him, so he can take his time to choose his next club.
‘But I think it would be the wrong decision to sign for Man United.
‘If he goes to a team like United at the moment, of course it’s a fantastic club and it would look great on his CV, but the team are not where they should be.
‘As a young kid they would put too much pressure on him from day one. A young lad like that shouldn’t have to fly the flag for a club like United.
‘I think he’d feel the pressure coming to the Premier League anywhere, so to carry that with him as well would be tough.’
Johnson, who spent over six years at Liverpool, feels like his former club, or Frank Lampard’s Chelsea, would be a much better fit for Sancho to grow in the long-term.
He added: ‘If he was to go to Chelsea or Liverpool or maybe a club in Spain, because he won’t be needed to come straight in and impress, they would bleed him into the team over time which would help his development.
‘He might not be guaranteed to start every week, but he’d be doing it in the right way.’
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