Chelsea to pay £5m for Sancho to return to Man Utd

Chelsea have opted not exercise their £25m obligation to sign Jadon Sancho on a permanent basis this summer.

Instead, the Blues will pay a £5m penalty to Manchester United to get out of the obligation.

Sancho will return to United at the end of June after being unable to agree personal terms to extend his stay at Chelsea.

The winger scored five times during a season-long loan at Stamford Bridge, including in last month’s Conference League final win over Real Betis.

He also contributed 10 assists across all competitions.

There is interest in Sancho from clubs across Europe, and Sancho has one year left on his lucrative United contract, which is believed to be worth up to £300,000 a week.

Elsewhere, Chelsea are considering making a move again to sign Jamie Gittens from Borussia Dortmund.