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Sonnes: Sancho is getting farther and farther away from Dortmund, and Wiltz needs to narrow down the technical scope

12:58pm, 1 July 2025【Football】

There are many news about Sancho's "three visits to the palace" and returning to Dortmund, but Liverpool legend Sones believes that it is unlikely that the two sides will cooperate for the third time. Judging from Sancho's plan, he still hopes that he can stay in the Premier League. Because next season is the season before the US, Canada and Mexico World Cup. If Sancho wants to participate in the World Cup, it is safer for him to stay at Chelsea. Sones said: Sancho is getting farther and farther away from Dortmund. After the Yellow and Black Legion welcomes Bellin, the focus of tactics has shifted to the midfield, so the speed of the wing may not be very important. From the perspective of the Kovac system, the probability of Dortmund introducing Sancho is reduced, and the distance between the two sides is getting farther and farther away. Moreover, the Yellow and Black Legion has had poor performance in the past season, and the club's financial strength itself is not good, so it is unlikely that it will spend so much money to rent Sancho.

Wilz is about to come to Anfield for medical examination. Regarding his prospects at Liverpool, Sones made suggestions - Wiltz needs to narrow down the scope of his technical scope, Slot and Alonso are coaches with completely different tactical styles, and Liverpool's requirements for Wiltz are completely different from Leverkusen. When Werz emerged in the pharmaceutical factory, it happened to be when Havertz left the club. Leverkusen trained Werz as the core and leader of the future, so his playing habits are an all-round midfielder like Barack, with balanced development of all abilities, which will also help him become the core of tactical in the German team in the future. However, in the Premier League, Sones believes that the individual ability of young players is more important and the technical scope should not be that large, so the German star needs to narrow down the technical scope.

It is worth mentioning that if Wiltz narrows the scope of his technology, it is not to let him be lazy, but to keep his other abilities and focus on developing strengths, so that his tactical characteristics can be more significant and it is also convenient for Slot to arrange tactical systems of different styles. In Liverpool's tactical system, Wiltz needs to adapt to faster game pace and more direct offensive methods. Slott's tactical philosophy emphasizes high-pressure and rapid conversion, which is completely different from the ball-led system created by Alonso at Leverkusen. The Premier League has higher confrontation intensity and more compact space. The all-round midfielder often needs to show stronger dominance in specific areas rather than comprehensive but average performance.

Wilz's strengths lie in his dribbling, passing vision and creativity at the forefront of the penalty area, which are traits that Liverpool's midfielder is much needed. If he can focus on improving his breakthrough pass and the accuracy of his last pass while maintaining the enthusiasm for running without the ball, he will be more likely to gain a foothold in the Premier League. Sonez's advice is not to deny his versatility, but to hope that he can reach the top level in core skills and thus become a player who decides the outcome in key games. With the adjustment of Dortmund's tactical center of gravity, the possibility of Sancho's return is gradually becoming slim. After the team introduced Bellingham's replacement, the control and creativity of the midfield became the core of Kovac's new system, and the demand for wing-bang explosive players was further weakened. Even though Sancho has created brilliant data of 16 goals and 18 assists in a single season at Westphalia Stadium, Dortmund is more inclined to train young players with higher cost performance than to bear Manchester United's high loan expenses and salary.

So Sones asserted that Sancho is getting farther and farther away from Dortmund, and his hopes for returning to Westphalia are slim. The author believes that from a financial perspective, the shadow of Dortmund's mess in the Shahing era has not yet dissipated, and the club seems particularly cautious in the transfer market. According to German media, the Yellow and Black Army's recruitment budget this summer is only about 60 million euros, and Sancho's rental fee plus full salary may directly consume one-third of the funds. Sports director Kyle is more inclined to spread resources to defensive reinforcement and potential stock acquisitions, a pragmatic strategy that contrasts Sancho's luxury positioning. With Belin Little has spent most of his budget, even if he rents Sancho, it will cost a lot of money. Kyle is unlikely to pay such "injust money".

For Sancho, staying in the Premier League is indeed a more realistic choice. Maresca's tactical system emphasizes the depth of the wing, which is highly consistent with Sancho's characteristic of incisive connection. After the Blues cleaned up several high-paying players this summer, they are fully capable of bearing their weekly salary. More importantly, after Pochettino left office, Chelsea urgently needed to rebuild the offensive system, and the feeling of hunger accumulated by Sancho on Manchester United's bench may be transformed into immediate combat power. Tuchel recently publicly stated that the World Cup squad will prioritize players who play in the top league. This further compresses Sancho's option space - if you choose a team in the Bundesliga, your exposure will be greatly reduced from the tactical mode of English football. Even though Dortmund is willing to bear part of the salary, considering the overall competitiveness of the Bundesliga, such a choice may not be beneficial to Sancho's career planning.