Jadon Sancho breaks silence as Chelsea pay £5m to send him back to United

Chelsea sent Jadon Sancho back to Manchester United, paying £5m to cancel a £25m permanent deal. Sancho thanked the club and is now up for sale, with Dortmund, Bayer Leverkusen, and Saudi clubs interested.

Jadon Sancho Breaks Silence As Chelsea Pay £5m To Send Him Back To United
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Jadon Sancho has officially returned to Manchester United after Chelsea declined to make his loan move permanent. The winger, who scored five goals during his season-long loan at Stamford Bridge, failed to agree on personal terms for a £25m permanent deal. Chelsea opted to pay a £5m fee to cancel the transfer obligation, prioritizing other targets instead.

Sancho expressed gratitude on social media, saying, “Big love to everyone at Chelsea… Wishing the club all the best moving forward.” United are now actively seeking a buyer, with interest from Borussia Dortmund, Bayer Leverkusen, and several Saudi Pro League clubs, including Al-Hilal, Al-Ittihad, and Al Nassr.

However, his £300,000-a-week wages remain a stumbling block. United are under financial pressure to offload Sancho and raise funds to support manager Ruben Amorim’s upcoming rebuild. The winger’s future remains uncertain as transfer talks continue ahead of the summer window.

Jadon Sancho

Jadon Sancho

Forwarder

EnglandEngland

Age: 25

180 cm

76 kg

Season 2024/2025
Played 8 7 Missed
Minutes 535 66.9 Avg
Goals 2 0.3 Avg
Assist 5 0.6 Avg
Attempt 26 3.3 Avg
Passes 244 30.589.3% AvgSucc
Yellow 1 0.1 Avg
Red 0 0.0 Avg

This season he played in total 8 times for 535 minutes for Europa Conference League.

Jadon Sancho scored 2 goals for Chelsea. He procured 5 assists. He received 1 yellow card and no red cards.

His team is currently 4th in Europa Conference League. In the last match Chelsea won 4-1 against Real Betis.

Chelsea performance and stats

Chelsea

Manager: Enzo Maresca
Rank 1st
Win 6
Draw 0
Loss 0
Goals 26-5
Diff 21

Chelsea is currently 1st in the Europa Conference League with 18 points.

In the last 15 games, it has won 13 times and lost twice. In its last match, Chelsea won 1-4 against Real Betis.​​

It has a positive goal difference after scoring 26 goals and conceding 5.​