Raheem Sterling has jokingly hinted Jadon Sancho could return to Manchester City before hastily deleting his tweet.
The 18-year-old left for Borussia Dortmund 18 months ago and has gone from strength to strength establishing himself as one of the brightest prospects in Europe.
Sancho has gone on to earn his first senior international caps and has emerged as an £80m summer target for Manchester United.
But Sterling appeared to suggest his former club could also be interested in bringing him back to England too.
"So u actually have a buy back clause?’ #AgentRaz on duty," he posted alongside an image of him and his England teammate.
Sancho's decision to leave England for Germany was certainly a bold one but Sterling, who himself made a brave move swapping QPR for Liverpool back in his teens, backs that call.
“When he first mentioned to me he was thinking about going abroad, even though he was a City player, I was happy to hear that from him,” Sterling told Sport360.
“To see that confidence, it reminded me of myself when I went to Liverpool. To have a couple of London teams and Liverpool to go to, I chose the further option, to have the time out away from my friends.
“So when he said that to me about going, I knew he had a massive chance to go on to do big things.”
Sterling has been impressed with Sancho's meteoric rise, one he always knew would come.
“First day I’d seen him training with us, I was really happy to see such a talent,” he added.
“I always knew he’d become the player he has, for sure. From minute one. I was playing right back against him one day in pre-season training and he spun me back and I nearly did my back in. He’s a great talent.”
