Man Utd rob Chelsea of €30m

Carlo Garganese

Updated: 9 Mar 2025 12:49 GMT
4 min read

Manchester United flop Jadon Sancho is fast turning into a Chelsea flop.

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Sancho is in the midst of a dreadful run of form for Chelsea, having failed to register a single goal contribution in the last 10 games.

The last time Sancho managed a goal or asssist was in the 1-1 draw at Crystal Palace on January 4 when he got the asssist for Cole Palmer.

Sancho has one goal contribution in the last 14 games, while the last time he scored was 15 games ago against Tottenham on December 8. He has just two goals all season.

After a bright start in which he grabbed three assists in his first three games for Chelsea, Sancho has returned to the poor performances we saw at Man Utd.

He has particularly been criticised for his recent displays against Morecambe, Bournemouth and Copenhagen.

Man Utd are now laughing all the way to the bank having managed to guarantee a sale for as much as €30 million this summer.

"He's deceived us with a good couple of games. You know, we thought, 'oh f*cking hell, now we're getting this Sancho from Dortmund,' but he's gone again,” former Chelsea midfielder Jon Obi Mikel roared recently.

"He's disappeared off the grid. He takes the ball, he doesn't go past people anymore, he doesn't create chances anymore. You know, he doesn't help the team as much as he should."

© IMAGO - Sancho has struggled after a good start at Chelsea

Sancho joined Chelsea from Man Utd in an 11th-hour Deadline Day loan deal last summer.

The 24-year-old had been desperate to leave as he was out of the plans of former Man Utd manager Erik ten Hag, who he had endured a very difficult relationship with.

Chelsea signed Sancho on an initial loan that was almost guaranteed to become permanent for €25 million to €30m next summer. The west London side will automatically sign Sancho long term if they finish higher than 15th in the Premier League. That is now a certainty.

© IMAGO - Sancho will not return to Man Utd next summer

Sancho troubles at Man Utd

Sancho joined Man Utd from Dortmund for €85 million in the summer of 2021.

But he was a major disappointment at Old Trafford.

He scored just 12 goals in 82 appearances for United and was regularly a bench player during his time at the club.

Earlier last season, Sancho was frozen out of the squad at Man Utd.

It came after manager Ten Hag criticised Sancho publicly for his poor performances in training, which was followed by the winger essentially calling his manager a liar on social media.

Sancho was not called up again after this incident and was barred from training with the first team, as well as using their facilities and canteen.

Sancho was also deleted from the team’s WhatsApp group by Ten Hag.

United transfer listed him and then sent him on loan to Dortmund in January where he rediscovered some of his form and helped the club to the Champions League final where they lost to Real Madrid.

He subsequently joined Chelsea last summer but is now struggling again.