Chelsea's Jadon Sancho, left, celebrates after scoring his side's third goal during the Europa Conference League final soccer match between Real Betis and Chelsea in Wroclaw, Poland, Wednesday, May 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
June 04, 2025 - 1:07 AM
LONDON (AP) — Jadon Sancho is set to return to Manchester United after confirming his exit from Chelsea after a season-long loan spell.
The 25-year-old England winger sent a post on social media late Tuesday, saying he was “grateful for the experience” at Chelsea.
“Big love to everyone at Chelsea who made me feel at home — teammates, staff and the fans,” Sancho wrote. "Wishing the club all the best moving forward. Truly grateful, thank you Blues.”
Chelsea will have to pay a fee of five million pounds ($6.75 million) to opt out of its obligation to buy Sancho outright for 25 million pounds ($34 million) as part of the terms of his loan deal announced in August last year.
Sancho left United after falling out with then-manager Erik ten Hag and had not been expected to return. Ten Hag left the club in October.
Sancho joined United from Borussia Dortmund for 85 million euros ($100 million) in 2021.
He scored one of Chelsea's goals in its 4-1 win over Real Betis in the Conference League final last week.
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