Chelsea were reportedly interested in signing Manchester United forward Jadon Sancho during the summer transfer window.
A report from Daily Mail claims that Chelsea were keen on signing Manchester United winger Jadon Sancho before they secured the services of Cole Palmer from Manchester City.
Sancho was linked with a move away from Manchester United this summer after struggling to hold on to a regular starting spot at Old Trafford. The 23-year-old has had his differences with manager Erik ten Hag, and it will be interesting to see if the England international is handed ample opportunities to showcase his qualities in the next few weeks.
A player of his quality will want to play regularly and it will be interesting to see how the situation develops. Apparently, Sancho was valued at £45 million this past summer. And it will be interesting to see if any club is willing to come in for him when the transfer window reopens in January.
The Englishman joined Manchester United for a fee of around £73 million. But he has not been able to live up to the expectations. Even though he remains a world-class talent, he has struggled to adapt to the Premier League and Manchester United. The Red Devils might feel that this is the right time for them to cut their losses on him.
Recently, the 23-year-old winger was dropped against Arsenal, and Erik ten Hag revealed that his training performances have been largely underwhelming. Sancho responded to his remarks by stating that the manager’s claims were false and that he has been working hard in training.
It seems that he has fallen out of favour at Manchester United and will need to leave the club in order to get his career back on track. The 23-year-old is still quite young and has plenty of time to fulfil his world-class potential if he can secure the right move.
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Meanwhile, Cole Palmer is rated highly in England and Chelsea will hope that he can fulfil his potential and develop into a key first-team player for them. Palmer is a prodigious young talent with a big future ahead of him.
