Sancho is looking for a new club this summer.
Jadon Sancho is up for sale this summer and it seems Juventus could offer him a home.
Chelsea paid a £5million penalty charge to to break their agreement to sign Sancho on a permanent transfer, meaning the winger needs to find a new club in the summer window.
Fenerbahce was suggested as a potential destination for Sancho and a move to Turkey would confirm his spectacular fall from grace.
Juventus would clearly be a more appealing option. The Italian side are not the force of years past, but they remain a huge European club and Turin is an attractive city for footballers.
And reports have claimed Juventus are interested in signing Sancho on a permanent basis, and they are open to negotiating a swap deal involving a few players from their dressing room.
Dusan Vlahovic, Timothy Weah and Douglas Luiz have been named as potential makeweights in a deal, although it would only make sense for United to consider Vlahovic and Luiz.
Weah plays on the right wing and Ruben Amorim does not need another player in that position. Weah is also not good enough for United. On the other hand, Vlahovic is a striker and central midfielder Luiz impressed when he played in the Premier League for Aston Villa.
Vlahovic was tipped to become one of Europe's finest goalscorers when he signed for Juventus in 2022, but the Serbian hasn't quite lived up to expectations, despite having a respectable record in front of goal.
He would still provide more value at Old Trafford than Sancho and would offer a presence at the focal point of the attack, which has been a problem with .
Dusan Vlahovic and Douglas Luiz. (Image: 2025 Daniele Badolato - Juventus FC)
Vlahovic would not be a hugely exciting signing, but fans wouldn't turn their noses up if he arrived as part of a swap deal for Sancho, whose time in Manchester has been up since September 2023.
A potential deal with Juventus would be a relatively straightforward solution, killing two birds with one stone - bringing in a striker to strengthen the attack and getting rid of Sancho.
If a swap deal did materialise, though, perhaps it would be logical for Luiz to be included, not Vlahovic, because United also need a player in that position after a mixed first season for Manuel Ugarte.
United are in the Premier League next term, so can they achieve that with Ugarte and Bruno Fernandes starting the majority of games in midfield? It feels unlikely.
Ugarte delivered hit-and-miss performances during his debut season in Manchester and Luiz could be an upgrade. The Brazilian contributed 10 goals and 10 assists in 2023/24 for Aston Villa and Villa Park chiefs only sanctioned his move to Juventus to comply with Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR).
Luiz is a box-to-box midfielder and could be the ideal foil for Fernandes. He would be able to offer adequate defensive cover and the kind of energy that Amorim wants from his players.
United need to get rid of Sancho, who has another year remaining on his contract, and a potential swap deal with Juventus would tick a lot of boxes if the right deal structure could be agreed.
Vlahovic and Luiz are certainly not deadwood and could be valuable additions. Getting Sancho off the books at the same time would make a lot of sense.
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