Chelsea to pay £5m penalty to Man Utd after passing on Sancho deal

Chelsea will pay a £5 million penalty to send winger Jadon Sancho back to Manchester United instead of making a permanent signing.

After his feud with former United manager Erik ten Hag ended, the England international made the move to Stamford Bridge on loan last summer.

Sancho has been a popular choice for United, who purchased him from Borussia Dortmund for £73 million in 2021.

Chelsea only paid half of the player’s reported £300,000-a-week wages, which were not paid for on-loan.

Sancho would have had to receive a pay cut under his contract at United, but the club and the player’s representatives were unable to reach an agreement.

The England international’s United contract has one more year left, and Dortmund still owes the club money in excess of £17 million.

Chelsea won the Conference League on Wednesday, earning their first trophy since February 2022, with a 4-1 win over Real Betis, and finished the season with five goals and ten assists.