Chelsea paid £5million to send Jadon Sancho back to Manchester United after an unconvincing loan spell and he’s once again being touted for a transfer move this summer
Manchester United outcast Jadon Sancho has sent a message to ex-team-mate Paul Pogba after he completed a long-awaited move to Monaco. Pogba, who left United in 2022, has joined the Ligue 1 side to end his two-year absence from football, having been banned for 18 months because of a doping offence.
The Frenchman has signed a two-year deal with Monaco, having had his contract with Juventus terminated midway through his suspension. Sancho, 25, could follow Pogba in finding a new club this summer, as he appears to have no long-term future at Old Trafford.
Chelsea opted not to sign him permanently following an unconvincing loan spell, scoring five goals and laying on eight assists in 41 appearances. The Blues even paid United a £5million penalty fee in order to avoid having to go through with their £25m obligation to buy him at the end of last season.
The winger is due to return for pre-season training next month at Carrington, where he’ll work under Ruben Amorim ahead of their tour of the USA. In the meantime, Sancho is on holiday and had time to send Pogba a message.
On Instagram, his former team-mate had shared an image himself in a Monaco shirt. Sancho reposted the snap and wrote: “PP is back,” alongside cold face and red heart emojis.
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As for Sancho’s future, Italian giants Juventus and and Turkish heavyweights Fenerbahce have reportedly shown interest. Negotiations were scheduled to take place last week, with his £300,000-a-week wages a sticking point.
Sancho signed for United under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in 2021, as the Red Devils forked out £73m to end a year-long pursuit of the England international. But he’s failed to impress under multiple United managers, most notably Erik ten Hag, who was replaced by Amorim after Sancho had joined Chelsea.
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Mirror Football reported earlier this month that the Red Devils boss has no plans to reintegrate Sancho. Reports elsewhere have suggested that United would be willing to sell the 25-year-old for just £17m.
Sancho is one of four attackers who the Old Trafford hierarchy are hoping to sell during the summer transfer window. Marcus Rashford, Alejandro Garnacho and Antony also aren’t part of Amorim’s long-term plans, although United are yet to find a buyer for any of the quartet.
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