Chelsea will not be exercising the £25m obligation to sign Jadon Sancho permanently this summer.
Instead, they will pay a £5m penalty to get out of the obligation.
Sancho will return to Man United at the end of June after being unable to agree person terms to extend his stay at Chelsea.
The winger scored five times during a season-long loan at Stamford Bridge, including in last month's Conference League final win over Real Betis.
He also contributed 10 assists across all competitions.
He has a lot of interest from clubs in Europe, and has a year left on his lucrative United contract, which is believed to be worth up to £300,000 a week, with the option of a further year.
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A look at some of the best goals, assists and skills from Jadon Sancho's 2024-25 season at Chelsea.
Elsewhere, Chelsea are considering making a move again to sign Jamie Gittens from Borussia Dortmund.
The 20-year-old winger was a target in January and has remained high on a list of eight or nine attacking names Chelsea are working on this summer.
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We take a look back at Jamie Gittens' best goals in the 2024/2025 Bundesliga campaign.
Gittens is valued at £50m but lost his place in Dortmund's starting XI towards the end of the season.
Chelsea may also sign another striker after the deal for Liam Delap is complete. Hugo Ekitike and Benjamin Sesko are on their shortlist.
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