Jadon Sancho is returning to Manchester United despite playing for his “boyhood” club and winning a trophy because that boyhood dream could easily be bought with some money.
It presents a headache for Man Utd as Jadon Sancho hasn’t exactly conducted himself as the epitome of professionalism during his time in England.
They will now have to look for a new buyer for Sancho after Chelsea paid them £5 million to not buy him but Chelsea’s role is not over.
Such is the game of the transfer market that they could be set to play a big role in helping United give Sancho his freedom before ties are permanently cut upon the expiry of his contract next year.
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Chelsea hold the key in Jadon Sancho saga
Enzo Maresca’s side might have washed their hands off Sancho and given United a headache in the process, but they could still hold the final say in his future.
It’s not because there’s any clause in the loan deal or a door ajar for his return to Stamford Bridge for yet another season, but because of the larger picture.
Sancho clearly didn’t do enough to convince Chelsea to buy him permanently and contend for the left-wing spot but someone else did.
That someone is Jamie Bynoe-Gittens, the attacker who, curiously, has walked the same path as Sancho in leaving Man City’s academy to play for Borussia Dortmund.
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Fabrizio Romano reports that Chelsea have Bynoe-Gittens as a “strong name” on their shortlist.
He said: “Let me repeat once again how much they like Jamie Bynoe-Gittens, the Dortmund left-winger. Still not something close to completion but a strong name on Chelsea shortlist.”
Sancho to Dortmund from Man Utd looks likely
Once Bynoe-Gittens makes the move to Chelsea, expect Dortmund to come knocking on United’s door for a cut-price deal for Sancho.
Much like Chelsea, this is a saga that will go near the end of the transfer window because clubs know United are negotiating from an extremely weak position.
From their POV, United are likely to agree to any loan move possible that gets some of Sancho’s huge wages off the books for a season before they get rid next summer.
Dortmund will hope to get him on a 50-50 agreement or something around that which will largely rely on how much they get from Chelsea for Bynoe-Gittens.
That looks like the best-case scenario for Sancho and United now that he’s failed miserably in convincing Chelsea to give him the contract he thinks he still deserves after multiple years of horrible form.