This last day of the transfer window, and the hours that follow are always crazy to follow. Yesterday, while calm reigned between Chelsea and Manchester United, the phones suddenly heated up. There was talk of Raheem Sterling leaving in one direction, or elsewhere, and the arrival of Jadon Sancho. There was finally movement for the two English internationals. The first was loaned to Arsenal, while the second arrived at the Blues.
All that is missing is the official announcement, but the English press is unanimous. Sancho will be a Chelsea player this season, despite Erik ten Hag’s comments at a press conference held on Friday.He is a player in our squad and we are happy with him. We need depth in this squad with the new Champions League format, so we need options. Will he stay with us? As far as I know, yes.»
A low-cost purchase obligation
Bluff or real conviction? Daily Mail leans more towards the first option and details the agreement that the two clubs have agreed on. If for Sterling, Arsenal have made a big coup by forcing Chelsea to pay 50% of the salary, the Blues are doing the same with Sancho. They will manage to get the 24-year-old winger on loan with an obligation to buy that amounts to only €28 million (£23 million). A real bargain if the player ever continues to perform at a high level at Stamford Bridge.
This scenario is far from unthinkable. Let’s remember that Sancho is still coming off a Champions League final with Borussia Dortmund, where he was loaned during the second half of last season. Although he blew hot and cold in Germany, he ended his adventure rather well, particularly during the double confrontation against PSG in the C1 semi-final. For Manchester United, who recruited him for €85 million in 2021, the fiasco will have been total.
