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Lothar Matthaus has joked that Germany should try and steal Jadon Sancho from England if Gareth Southgate continues to refuse to play him.
The former World Cup winner was expressing his bafflement at Sancho's shunning, with the Borussia Dortmund winger managing just six minutes of Euro 2020 football so far.
Sancho, 21, has fallen far down Southgate's pecking order, with Phil Foden, Jack Grealish, Marcus Rashford and Bukayo Saka all featuring ahead of him at the tournament.
Lothar Matthaus joked that Germany should try to steal Jadon Sancho if England don't play him
Sancho (left) has managed just six minutes of Euro 2020 action across all three group games
Matthaus is one of of many who is confused by the decision.
'He was one of the best players in the Bundesliga for the last two years,' he said.
'If he is not good enough for England, we would like to give him a German passport.
'It has surprised many in Germany.'
Sancho is arguably England's only natural winger, who notched up 16 goals and 20 assists in all