Chelsea to pay £5m penalty to Man Utd after passing on Sancho deal

Chelsea person opted not to bargain winger Jadon Sancho connected a imperishable ground from Manchester United and volition alternatively wage a £5m punishment to nonstop the subordinate backmost to his genitor club.

The England guardant moved to Stamford Bridge connected indebtedness past summertime aft failing to impressment astatine Old Trafford and his narration with erstwhile United manager Erik 10 Hag breaking down.

United, who signed Sancho for £73m from Borussia Dortmund successful 2021, are blessed for the 25-year-old to leave.

Chelsea did not wage a indebtedness interest for the subordinate and covered conscionable fractional of his reported £300,000-a-week wages.

The Blues had agreed an work to bargain Sancho for a interest of astir 25m if they finished higher than 14th successful the Premier League, which they did - oregon wage to get retired of the deal.

However, the nine and the subordinate person not been capable to hold connected a declaration for Sancho, who would person had to instrumentality a pay-cut from his woody astatine United.

The England subordinate has a twelvemonth remaining connected his United contract, and the nine inactive beryllium £17m to Dortmund.

Sancho scored successful the 4-1 triumph implicit Real Betis connected Wednesday to assistance Chelsea triumph the Conference League - their archetypal trophy since February 2022 - and ended the play with 5 goals and 10 assists successful 42 games.

Although helium is nether declaration until 30 June astatine Chelsea, helium is improbable to play for them successful this month's Club World Cup successful the United States.