Chelsea make Jadon Sancho decision as Man Utd discover £30m verdict after negotiations

Chelsea will have to after failing to reach an agreement to make loan move permanent. Sancho spent the season on loan from United in west London and the Blues had for £25m, but talks with the winger have been unsuccessful.

The 25-year-old returned five goals and 10 assists in 42 appearances across all competitions for in the 2024/25 season. He helped Enzo Maresca’s side finish fourth in the and and had been expected to join the club permanently.

has made it clear that Sancho is not in his plans for next season and in the to fund a squad overhaul. Sancho has not enjoyed himself since signing for United from in 2021 for £73m and will now have to search for a different exit route.

Chelsea entered talks with Sancho and his representatives following the 4-1 win over Real Betis on Wednesday, in which the winger scored. But negotiations have now been called off, according to , with Sancho now when his loan deal expires on June 30.

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Despite his modest returns on the pitch, Sancho integrated well at Chelsea and Maresca spoke glowingly of his contribution after lifting the Conference League trophy in Poland. But he will now have to search for a new club this summer, with a return to parent club United not suiting either party. The report states that Sancho has options in England and elsewhere in Europe.

He has been linked with a return to Germany, where he starred for Dortmund, . Leverkusen will be flush with cash this summer, with Florian Wirtz in talks to follow Jeremie Frimpong to , but there is a stumbling block to a move for Sancho.

The German side have appointed Erik ten Hag to replace Xabi Alonso, who joined , and the Dutchman from their time together at United. It was a falling out with Ten Hag that prompted a loan spell to Dortmund in January 2024.

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It appears as though Amorim has taken a similar approach to Sancho, having bluntly dismissed him when asked earlier in the season. “I’m just focused on my players and my problems,” he said. “Sancho is not my problem.”

The £5m fee owed by Chelsea for backing out of the deal for Sancho will come as a timely boost for United. However, it does mean they now need to find a new buyer for the unwanted winger, who has just 12 goals and six assists in 83 games for the club over four years – a stark contrast to the 40 goals and 47 assists in 118 appearances for Dortmund.

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