Real Betis Balompie - Chelsea London - UEFA Conference League Final 2025
Enzo Maresca will help oversee a busy summer of transfer business at Stamford Bridge (Photo: Getty)
Chelsea are close to making a final decision on the future of Jadon Sancho following last night’s Europa Conference League triumph.
The England international’s season-long loan spell from Manchester United ended on a major high last night after he scored a superb goal in his side’s 4-1 win over Real Betis.
Chelsea have the option to make the winger’s move from United a permanent one but must pay £25million to do so.
Should they opt to send him back to the Red Devils, however, they will have to pay a £5m penalty fee but, according to the Guardian, that appears to be the likeliest course of action.
Indeed, earlier this month Sancho reportedly indicated he would be happy to leave the Premier League altogether this summer and return to the Bundesliga for a third spell with Borussia Dortmund
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Sancho has made 42 appearances in all competitions this season, scoring five goals but has shown only flashes of the ability that marked him out as one of Europe’s most exciting attacking talents when he moved to United from Dortmund nearly four years ago.
Chelsea are looking at signing another winger in the transfer market and are admirers of Arsenal target Nico Williams, Dortmund’s Jamie Bynoe-Gittens and are monitoring Rodrygo’s situation at Real Madrid with interest.
Real Betis Balompie v Chelsea FC - UEFA Conference League Final 2025
Jadon Sancho may have played his last game for Chelsea (Picture: Getty)
Enzo Maresca, meanwhile, hopes Chelsea’s latest European triumph can be a ‘starting point’ as he looks to guide the club back to former glories.
‘Hopefully it can be a starting point to build a winner mentality,’ said Maresca.
‘You need to win games, you need to win competitions. And for sure, the trophy we won tonight is going to make us better.
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‘But also, I’m very proud about the path or the journey we have done in the Premier League. But for me, it’s the most difficult competition in the world. You have to be consistent in 38 games. And these players, they showed.
‘That’s why after Nottingham Forest, my outburst was a little bit exaggerated. But the reason why is just because in 38 games, you need to be consistent.
‘And with the youngest squad in the history of the Premier League, it’s something unbelievable.’
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