Chelsea may still decide to not make Jadon Sancho's loan move permanent
If this happens, the hefty fee they will have to pay Man United has been revealed
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Published: 18:18 EDT, 23 March 2025 | Updated: 18:18 EDT, 23 March 2025
Chelsea will have to pay Manchester United £5million in compensation if they decide not to make Jadon Sancho's loan move permanent this summer, according to a report.
Sancho’s move to Stamford Bridge included an obligation for Chelsea to buy him at the end of the season if they finish 14th or higher in the Premier League.
The fee will be between £22-25m, depending on the Blues final position in the table. Enzo Maresca’s side are currently in fourth, 15 points ahead of Tottenham in 14th.
However, as Mail Sport reported earlier this month, there is still a possibility that Sancho could end up back at Old Trafford this summer if Chelsea decide not to go through with the deal.
Relations between Chelsea and Sancho are strong, with Enzo Maresca previously lauding the 24-year-old's debut season in west London.
According to The Athletic, the club’s intention to sign a new winger in the upcoming market relates more to uncertainly over Mikhailo Mudryk’s availability than Sancho's performance.
Chelsea will have to pay Man United £5m if they do not sign Jadon Sancho permanently
The winger's move to Stamford Bridge included an obligation for the Blues to buy him at the end of the season if they finish 14th or higher in the Premier League table
Enzo Maresca stated in January that he is happy with Sancho's tenure at Chelsea this season
The former is currently suspended from football for an indefinite amount of time after failing a drug test in December 2024.
Regarding Sancho's tenure at Chelsea, Maresca, who worked with the winger during his youth days at Manchester City, said in January: 'For me he’s doing very well.
'I am quite surprised with Jadon, because I knew Jadon already [from seeing him at his previous clubs] and I know what I expected from him, but in terms of being consistent, he’s doing very well.
'Apart from a short part of the season [early November] when he had some problems. When he was out ill but for the rest he has been very good.
'I expected him to do well, but for all the players doing well for a long period is not easy, and he has been doing well for a long period already. He’s doing well, now he just needs to continue going in that way.'