Chelsea 'agree' £25m deal to land England international next summer

Chelsea are reportedly set to pay £15 million after signing Manchester United’s Jadon Sancho on loan for the season.

The Red Devils star was not set to part of Erik ten Hag’s plans for the 2024/25 campaign and with the pair having endured a troubled relationship following a reported fall out last September. Sancho, 24, was sent out on loan to his former club Borussia Dortmund for the latter half of last season, producing some impressive displays that helped the club reach the UEFA Champions League final.

The £73m signing returned to Manchester this summer but continued to remain out of favour and he completed a transfer Deadline Day loan move to Chelsea, with the deal including an obligation to buy for between £20-25m at the end of this season.

According to financial expert Stefan Borson, via Football Insider, Enzo Maresca’s side are set to pay the majority of Sancho’s wages during his time in SW6 with the figure mounting to £15m. Borson reported: “In the right way, they have looked at the deal in the round. Yes, they are paying high headline wages, which is a consequence of the deal he was on at United.

“We believe they are paying the vast majority of those wages, so it could easily be £250,000 a week. But we also understand they are not paying a loan fee, which is clearly a positive. Their total cost probably for this season all in might be £15m for the player, which is not crazy.

“At the end of it, they will pay between £20-25m, which on the face of it, looks like a decent deal compare to what United paid for him. But all of that assumes he can regain his form.”

The 24-year-old first joined the Red Devils in 2021, having won several personal and team accolades with Dortmund, including the DFB Pokal, DFL Supercup; three Bundesliga Player of the Month awards and being named twice in the Team of the Season.

However, his form could not be replicated at Old Trafford and Erik ten Hag’s arrival at the helm saw his stock slip further. Now, however, with a Champions League runners-up medal around his neck, Sancho will seek to once again show the English football leagues his talent and his first appearances as a Blue could come this weekend against Bournemouth.