Manchester United star Jadon Sancho is linked with West Ham.
Manchester United star Jadon Sancho is linked with West Ham.
Jadon Sancho is being linked with a move to West Ham United after Chelsea opted against signing the winger from Manchester United.
Sancho, 25, has returned to Old Trafford after a mixed spell in at Chelsea, in which he struggled in the Premier League but shone on the way to Enzo Maresca’s title win in the Europa Conference League.
Chelsea have reportedly had to pay a £5million penalty fee to Man United for failing to agree terms over a permanent deal for the former Borussia Dortmund winger.
It now looks as though the England international has no future with the Red Devils.
However, a move to West Ham could be on the cards.
Jadon Sancho
Sancho scored in the Conference League final v Real Betis. (Credit: Imago)
Man United make Sancho swap offer to West Ham
Man United are widely reported to be interested in signing Mohammed Kudus this summer.
The Sun has now reported on 4 June that the 2024/25 Europa League runners-up have offered the Hammers a swap deal for Kudus that involves using Sancho as a makeweight.
It is understood that negotiations have taken place between Man United and West Ham.
However, the newspaper reports via their website that no agreement has been reached, so a swap deal involving Sancho and Kudus looks unlikely.
Sancho is reportedly wanted in Saudi Arabia but his preference is to stay in Europe.
Mohammed Kudus West Ham
Man United hit bump in road in bid to sign Kudus from West Ham. (Credit: Imago)
Sancho perfect replacement for misfiring Kudus
Sancho had a better season than Kudus.
In 42 appearances across all competitions, Sancho scored five goals and supplied 10 assists with one of his goals coming in his game-changing appearance off the bench in the Europa Conference League final against Real Betis last month.
Sancho scored and assisted seven goals in eight Conference League appearances. (Credit: Imago)
He was never expected to be Chelsea’s best player when he went there after a rather poor time at Man United. But he definitely showed there’s still life in him and he can be a valuable winger for most Premier League clubs.
Kudus, on the other hand, scored five goals and assisted four in 35 total appearances, amounting to a direct goal contribution every 302 minutes of game time.
Sancho was scoring or assisting every 161 minutes.
Kudus let West Ham fans down a lot this last season. His London Stadium performances were regularly underwhelming, and at times, he looked like a player who’d mentally checked out.
Maybe Sancho is just what the Irons need to start flying back up the Premier League table?