Man Utd ready to SLASH Jadon Sancho asking price with Bundesliga side keen after Chelsea snub permanent transfer
JADON SANCHO could get an escape route back to the Bundesliga – if he is willing to take a wage drop and cut-price pay-off.
Sancho is facing a red-faced return to
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Chelsea are not willing to buy Jadon Sancho from Manchester United
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Bayer Leverkusen are keeping tabs on Sancho ahead of the summer transfer window
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That leaves Sancho facing the prospect of twiddling his thumbs for the remaining 12 months of his contract…or accepting his wages must be slashed to get out of Manchester.
But they may try to use that to negotiate a pay-off with Sancho, who has no future under Ruben Amorim, even though he was already at Stamford Bridge when he arrived.
The one-time England winger cost United £73m when they signed him from
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He made a six-month return to Dortmund last season, after a bitter feud with former manager Erik ten Hag, and played a key role in their reaching the Champions League final.
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But although BVB would like to take him back on a permanent basis – and remain Sancho's preferred club – Leverkusen's stronger financial position makes them favourites.
The winger introduced himself on the global stage during his first stint at Dortmund where he spent four years before his move to United in 2021.
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The forward amassed a total of 53 goals and 67 assists in 158 appearances with the German giants.
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CHELSEA coasted their way into the Conference League final thanks to Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall's first-half finish.
Enzo Maresca's men had done the difficult work last week with a thumping first-leg win.
But Dewsbury-Hall gave the home fans something to cheer about with a smart finish.
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