Robin Bairner
Cole Palmer, Jadon Sancho, Chelsea, 2024/25
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Jadon Sancho is enjoying something of a revival since joining Chelsea on loan from Manchester United, and the winger has revealed the difference between the two clubs.
Sancho was on target for the Blues as they overcame Tottenham 2-1 on Sunday, grabbing his side’s opening goal as he scored from outside the Spurs box after the type of incisive dribble that he made a trademark while with Borussia Dortmund.
Following an €85 million move to Man Utd in 2021, he struggled to show his best form and after falling out with Erik ten Hag, he moved on loan to Chelsea.
Sancho is showing signs of hitting top gear again since his trade to Stamford Bridge. He has scored two goals for Enzo Maresca’s side and has also laid on five more. All this has been achieved in just 589 minutes on the field, meaning he has a goal contribution every 84 minutes.
The 24-year-old has explained why he has been able to succeed at Chelsea where he failed at United.
“From day one, they made me feel welcome at Chelsea,” he told Super Sport. “I know that I have a lot of people to prove wrong.
“I’ve been working very hard. Let me say thank you to the staff and the team for believing in me and giving me this opportunity.”
Sancho had made it clear he did not feel he had that backing from Ten Hag, who froze him out of the Man Utd team after an incident early in the 2023/24 season.
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Jadon Sancho: Chelsea proven right
Sancho will remain a Chelsea player beyond the end of the current season as they have an obligation to buy out his contract.
The Blues will pay between €23.7-29.7m (£20-25m) depending on where they finish in the league, and they believed that was simply too good an opportunity to turn down.
90Min reported in September: “Chelsea were delighted with those finances, confident that Sancho will either justify the expense and be a huge success at Stamford Bridge or ultimately be sold on for a similar fee if things do not work out at some point further down the line.
“Sancho also took a pay cut to seal a move to Stamford Bridge and is on lower salary than Sterling, who made a loan move of his own to Arsenal on deadline day, aiding Chelsea's quest to lower their wage bill.
“The business side of things appealed to Chelsea's decision-makers, while on the pitch, Maresca was also impressed. The new boss likes wingers who can attack their defenders out wide and also finish like strikers in the box, and the belief is that Sancho can offer a valuable contribution to the team.”
Sancho has an Estimated Transfer Value (ETV) of €39.3m, meaning they are on track to land an absolute bargain, with the England man valued at €108.7m at his absolute best. It is now Chelsea’s aim to get him back at that level – and he looks well on his way.