Overview

• Chelsea opted not to activate the £25 million obligation in Sancho’s loan deal and will instead pay a £5 million break clause to Manchester United.
• Negotiations over personal terms and Sancho’s £250,000-a-week wages failed to produce a permanent contract at Stamford Bridge.
• The 25-year-old winger will return to Old Trafford on June 30 but has been told he is not in manager Ruben Amorim’s plans for 2025-26.
• Manchester United plan to include Sancho in their summer sales to raise funds for a squad overhaul and new signings.
• Reports indicate Saudi Pro League clubs, including Al-Hilal, Al-Nassr and Al-Ittihad, are among the potential destinations interested in signing him.