Delaney on Keeping Sancho Grounded

Delaney on Keeping Sancho Grounded: "England Overhype Best Players"

                              Delaney on Keeping Sancho Grounded

Jadon Sancho's Borussia Dortmund team-mate Thomas Delaney says England is guilty of "hyping" its best players.

The 18-year-old winger, who has three England caps, is returning to his home country for the first time in club football for Dortmund's Champions League last-16 first leg against Tottenham at Wembley on Wednesday night.

But Delaney says Sancho is a "rough diamond" and still has a long way to go.

"Jadon is a big, big talent and with talent comes opportunities and he has them for sure," said the Denmark international. "But he is still 18-years-old and he's done amazingly at the moment but I think he's not where he is supposed to be. He's a rough diamond and he'll get there. I feel a bit of responsibility for keeping him on the ground because I know, now we are here in England, you are world famous for hyping your own players. "

"So we try to keep him on the ground because no doubt he has a big, big future in front of him. He'll make great things but it takes hard work, it's taking everything seriously and trusting the process because he's very young."