Showing posts with label Jadon Sancho. Show all posts
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Tuesday, 3 June 2025

Jadon Sancho Potential Destinations: Five Clubs That Could Sign Man Utd Winger


 

Jadon Sancho’s long-term future doesn’t reside in west London, it turns out.

There were times during his loan spell when Sancho and Chelsea appeared a natural fit. He purred early on, building on the momentum regained at Signal Iduna Park during the back-end of 2023–24, and there didn’t seem to be any doubt that the Blues would opt to sign the winger permanently.

But then the second half of the season happened.

While Sancho played a leading role in the club’s Conference League success, his Premier League form throughout 2025 was indifferent at best. His contrasting fortunes in the two competitions left Chelsea with a dilemma, and a dispute over personal terms will ultimately lead to Sancho returning to Manchester United.

So, who will be there to pick up the pieces? With United unlikely to entertain a revival, Sancho is bound to seek an alternative route for potential rejuvenation.

Here are five clubs that could sign the 25-year-old this summer.

Borussia Dortmund

Sancho offered signs of life on loan at BVB last season. / IMAGO/Revierfoto

Ah, Dortmund. There’s always Dortmund.

Sancho earned his major break in the Ruhr region, with his dazzling form eventually evolving him into a £73 million asset. However, Erik ten Hag failed to set up his shiny new toy for success at Old Trafford and the player himself struggled to deal with the absence of space supplied by the Premier League.

Sancho’s first two-and-a-half years at United were bereft of memorable moments, and Dortmund offered the winger an olive branch midway through the 2023–24 season by agreeing to sign him on loan for the remaining months of the campaign.

While it was clear that he’d lost a step, Sancho showed during Dortmund’s run to the Champions League final that he could still hang with the very best. He was lauded for his performance in the semifinal against Paris Saint-Germain before his team were beaten by Real Madrid at Wembley.

Despite his on-field upsurge, Dortmund opted against signing him due to the finances involved and his reported off-field mishaps, including poor training performances. Now that he’s available again, the German club will inevitably be linked. However, Sancho’s second stint with the club may have cost him another opportunity to shine at Signal Iduna Park.

Bayer Leverkusen

Erik ten Hag has succeeded Xabi Alonso in Leverkusen. / IMAGO/PA Images

Okay, so a third Dortmund stint may be off the cards for Sancho, but might the man who oversaw his Manchester United arrival be willing to team up with him again?

There have been reports of Bayer Leverkusen, now led by Erik ten Hag, making a move, but surely the Dutchman’s presence has reduced the chances of the German club making a play for the Englishman?

While Sancho was signed under Ten Hag’s watch at Old Trafford, the pair later had a very public feud at the start of the 2023–24 season which led to the winger’s Dortmund loan in January. Sancho returned to United for preseason last summer and their relationship may have improved before he left for Chelsea, but the pair won’t be writing to one another at Christmas.

At the start of a new job, Ten Hag is unlikely to sign someone who will constantly remind him of a bleaker time. Sancho, meanwhile, surely won’t want to play for a manager who’s already failed to get anything close to the best out of him.

Juventus were linked when Thiago Motta was in charge. / IMAGO/IPA Sport

Plenty has changed in Turin since Juventus were linked with a move for Sancho last summer. The Old Lady was set to embark on an exciting new dawn with Thiago Motta at the helm, but the Italian failed to last his debut campaign.

Juve cut ties with Motta long before the season drew to a close, and they turned to the underrated Igor Tudor to put out a few fires. Their search for a long-term Motta successor has been pretty humiliating so far, and there’s every chance Tudor remains in charge.

If three-at-the-back advocate Tudor remains, Juventus won’t be going near Sancho. You can imagine those two butting heads.

There’s scope for Sancho, who struggles to burst beyond players but remains a technically sound winger capable of creating a yard of separation with a subtle move, to thrive in Italy, but which clubs would take him? His lofty wage demands are one issue, but Sancho’s not exactly a player the likes of Antonio Conte and Max Allegri will be chomping at the bit to work with.

Newcastle United

Newcastle are in the market for a winger. / IMAGO/IPA Sport

Sancho wasn’t bad during his loan spell at Chelsea, but much of 2024–25 seemingly drifted him by. His stock didn’t take much of a hit, and there will be some clubs who will continue to be tempted based on what he often produced at Dortmund.

While a move abroad seems likely, Sancho‘s Premier League career isn’t dead yet. There may be a couple of clubs, if they can negotiate an amicable deal financially, willing to take a punt on the Englishman.

One of those is Newcastle United, who have seemingly missed out on Bryan Mbeumo to the Red Devils and are certainly in the market for another winger despite Jacob Murphy’s career year. If there’s a manager you’d fancy to get a tune out of Sancho, it’s Eddie Howe.

If he can get Murphy looking like a competent footballer and some, he’ll surely be able to work some magic with the gifted Sancho.

Saudi Pro League

Al Hilal and Al Ahli are two clubs backed by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund. / IMAGO/Ali Issa

This looks like where Sancho could be heading. While exact figures haven’t been disclosed, you have to think the winger was demanding flat-out silly money from Chelsea to sign permanently this summer.

The 25-year-old signed a contract with Man Utd worth a reported £250,000-a-week in 2021.

Sancho’s body of work over the past four years means no clubs in Europe would be willing to offer him that sort of money, and If he doesn’t lessen his wage demands, Saudi Arabia seems like the only option for the Englishman.

The four PIF-backed Saudi Pro League clubs have cash to burn, and they’re desperate to land a big name or two this summer. Interest is surely bound to arrive from the Middle East, but does Sancho, at 25, want to take such a step at this stage of his career? It may be his only choice.


Source: https://onefootball.com/en/news/jadon-sancho-potential-destinations-five-clubs-that-could-sign-man-utd-winger-41201335

Jadon Sancho: Chelsea to pay £5m penalty fee after transfer decision on Manchester United winger



The winger impressed in flashes but the Blues were unwilling to match his wages

Future uncertain: Jadon Sancho will not stay on at Chelsea

Jadon Sancho will return to Manchester United after Chelsea failed to agree terms to sign the Englishman on a permanent deal.

Sancho spent this season on loan with the Blues, who had an obligation to buy him for £25million if they finished in the top 14 of the Premier League table.

Because Chelsea finished fourth, that clause came into effect.


However, they could not agree personal terms with Sancho. Chelsea were unwilling to inherit his inflated wages at United, and a salary that fit within the Blues’ incentive-driven wage structure could not be agreed upon.

He will leave on June 30 upon the expiry of his loan contract. Chelsea will pay United a penalty fee of £5m for failing to adhere to their obligation to buy.

Sancho scored five goals and contributed 10 assists in 41 appearances for Chelsea, including finding the net in the Conference League final last month when they beat Real Betis 4-1 in Wroclaw to win their first silverware since February 2022.

Ending on a high: Sancho’s goal in the conference league final was his last action in a Chelsea shirt

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The Blues did not pay an up-front loan fee to sign Sancho from United last summer.

He will be allowed to assess his options this month, with his future at United still uncertain.

Sancho will not play at the Club World Cup, and Chelsea are hoping to sign a right-footed left winger before beginning their campaign in the United States later this month.

Standard Sport reported on Monday that Borussia Dortmund’s Jamie Gittens is a player of interest and they are weighing up submitting a bid following talks. They also have United’s Alejandro Garnacho and the Athletic Bilbao winger Nico Williams on their list.

The Blues are set to announce the signing of Ipswich striker Liam Delap, having triggered his relegation release clause of £30m.


Source: https://onefootball.com/en/news/jadon-sancho-chelsea-to-pay-5m-penalty-fee-after-transfer-decision-on-manchester-united-winger-41198537

Tuesday, 19 December 2023

TRANSFER GOSSIP: MAN UTD SEEK TO SELL FOUR TO SAUDI, LIVERPOOL OUT OF MIDFIELDER RACE

 Manchester United are seeking buyers for Raphael Varane, Jadon SanchoAnthony Martial and Casemiro.



John Murtough is trying to prove his worth by finding Saudi buyers for four Man Utd players, while Liverpool have backed out of the race for a Prem midfielder…

MAN UTD CHIEF SENT TO SAUDI TO SELL With Sir Jim Ratcliffe hoping to lure Dan Ashworth to Manchester United from Newcastle, John Murtough knows he’s potentially on borrowed time. So the current football director has been trying to prove his worth by selling some of the players the Red Devils want rid of.

According to the Daily Mail, Murtough went to Saudi Arabia earlier this month in an effort to sell four stars: Casemiro, Raphael Varance, Jadon Sancho and Anthony Martial.

Apparently, Murtough left Saudi without an agreement to sell any of that quartet but ‘established some important new relationships’ and ‘further talks are planned’.

Shifting Sancho next month is United’s clear priority, while the Manchester Evening News says Varane is hopeful the club will take up their one-year option to extend his deal which expires next summer. His performance against Liverpool certainly lends credence to that report, while the same publication suggests United remain open to retaining Murtough’s services despite the links with Ashworth.

RED DEVILS WATCH GUIRASSY IN KANE SHOWDOWN United could certainly use a striker next month and there is an opportunity with Serhou Guirassy…

The Stuttgart striker has been on fire this season, scoring 16 goals in the Bundesliga. In Europe’s top five leagues, only Harry Kane has scored more.

That and the release clause in his Stuttgart contract – around £15.2million – makes the 27-year-old an attractive proposition in January.

Which is why a host of scouts were in Munich on Sunday to watch Guirassy take on Bayern. Though the striker struggled to make an impression, United, West Ham, Fulham and AC Milan all had representatives checking on the Guinea centre-forward.

BAYERN WARY, LIVERPOOL OUT OF PALHINHA RACE Bayern are on the hunt for a midfielder next month and it was thought that Joao Palhinha might be their man. A deal was close enough at the end of the summer window that the Portugal international was allowed to fly to Bavaria for a medical but Fulham refused to sign off because they couldn’t recruit a replacement.

Palhinha has since been outstanding for the Cottagers, perhaps motivated by the thought of his big move – but it might not be to Bayern. And it definitely won’t be to Liverpool.

That’s the latest according to Sky GermanyLiverpool are no longer in the running – if they ever really were – while Bayern reckon Palhinha is too expensive right now.

Source:https://onefootball.com/en/news/transfer-gossip-man-utd-seek-to-sell-four-to-saudi-liverpool-out-of-midfielder-race-38749301

MANCHESTER UNITED EYE SANCHO SWAP-DEAL WITH BARCELONA

 Manchester United are eyeing a potential swap-deal with Barcelona involving Raphinha and Jadon Sancho.



Raphinha has struggled for regular first-team football at Barcelona this season and has started just six games in La Liga, with the winger linked with an exit in January despite a desire to remain at the Camp Nou.

Barcelona are prepared to listen to offers for the 27-year-old next month with several Saudi Pro League sides said to be interested in a potential deal. However, Sport are reporting that Manchester United are also monitoring his situation.

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Raphinha impressed during two seasons in the Premier League at Leeds United, where 17 goals and 12 assists in 64 league appearances persuaded Barcelona to spend £55m to sign him in 2022.

Manchester United are reportedly open to a deal to bring Raphinha back to English football, as Erik ten Hag looks to improve his attacking options. Antony has struggled to make an impact since his arrival from Ajax, while Marcus Rashford and Rasmus Hojlund have scored just two league goals combined this season.

According to the report, United could offer Jadon Sancho to Barcelona as part of an exchange deal, as the club look for cost-efficient methods of strengthening in the new year. Sancho has been excluded from the first-team group since September, following a public fallout with Erik ten Hag, who criticised the 23-year-old’s application in training.

Barcelona have been credited as admirers of Sancho, while Juventus are also said to be keen on a January deal.

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Sources:https://onefootball.com/en/news/manchester-united-eye-sancho-swap-deal-with-barcelona-38749003