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  • Jadon Sancho posts Chelsea farewell

    Jadon Sancho posts Chelsea farewell

    Jadon Sancho has posted a farewell message to Chelsea fans after his loan concluded.

    Chelsea have decided to pay a £5m penalty fee to Manchester United after choosing not to sign the winger permanently this summer.

    Sancho posted to social media: “Grateful for the experience.

    “Big love to everyone at Chelsea who made me feel at home – team-mates, staff, and the fans.

    “Wishing the club all the best moving forward. Truly grateful, thank you Blues.”

    Chelsea could sign Sancho for £25m this summer, but the midfielder has now been sent back to Old Trafford.

  • Chelsea boss Maresca admits Sancho surprised him, advises Madueke

    Chelsea boss Maresca admits Sancho surprised him, advises Madueke

    Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca admits he’s delighted with the impact Jadon Sancho this season.

    Sancho is on-loan at Chelsea this season from Manchester United.

    Ahead of tonight’s clash with Bournemouth, Maresca said: “For me he’s doing very well. I am quite surprised with Jadon, because I knew Jadon already (from seeing him at his previous clubs) and I know what I expected from him, but in terms of being consistent, he’s doing very well.

    “Apart from a short part of the season when he had some problems, when he was out ill, then for the rest he has been very good.

    “I expected him to do well, but for all the players doing well for a long period is not easy, and he has been doing well for a long period already. He’s doing well, now he just needs to continue going in that way.”

    On fellow winger Noni Madueke, Maresca stated: “It is not only from Noni, from all the squad.

    “There are players who are doing that, like Moi (Caicedo) who since we started has been doing well. Almost all of them are doing well, but it’s not just about Noni, it’s about all the players. In the moment that they can be consistent, it is better for the team.

    “I consider Noni to be one of our best players, to be honest, but because of that we want our best players to be in the right way always. No switching off, no some days that they can drop.

    “It is the other way and he is doing very good with us, knowing that during a season it is normal that for some moments players are not 100 per cent. But it is not just about Noni, it is about all the players.”

  • EPL: Jadon Sancho warns Chelsea teammates

    EPL: Jadon Sancho warns Chelsea teammates

    Jadon Sancho is delighted to be off the mark for Chelsea.

    Sancho came off the bench to score in the midweek 5-1 win against Southampton.

    “I’m delighted,” said Sancho. “I finally shot! So I’m just over the moon that I got my goal.

    “I’m grateful whether I start or come on the pitch from the bench.

    “As long as I get some minutes and can play in front of the fans I’m delighted, but today topped it off with my goal. Obviously, the most important thing is the three points.

    “We love the travelling fans, we love the fans home and away. We appreciate them and we try to give them a performance like this so they can go home happy. So we’re just delighted with the three points.”

    Sancho also told the club’s website: “It was a good performance.

    “I feel like we started a bit slow but then when we got the first goal we started to get into our rhythm and luckily we came away with five goals.

    “We can’t get carried away. It’s nice to be in this position, but we’re going to take it game by game because we still have a long season ahead of us.”

  • “What is he there for” – Petit slams Sancho move to Chelsea

    “What is he there for” – Petit slams Sancho move to Chelsea

    Former French footballer Emmanuel Petit has slammed the move for Jadon Sancho.

    Sancho has arrived on-loan from Manchester United.

    “When I saw they had signed Jadon Sancho on Deadline Day, I wondered if there was even any shirt numbers left for him,” he told BetVictor and Football.London.

    “Imagine him opening the door to the dressing room and seeing so many players they don’t all fit in the same dressing room! At the training ground they must have two dressing rooms, three pitches and 12 physios.

    “The club are not the only ones responsible for the situation. It also comes down to the players. How can Sancho bring himself to sign for Chelsea after what happened at Manchester United? He was loaned to Borussia Dortmund, then went back to United, and now he’s off to Chelsea who have 40 or so players and he is just one of them.”

    Petit continued: “Hasn’t he had enough of moving around clubs, losing his way on the pitch and losing his confidence? Now he’s at a club that has no consistency, lacking in confidence and results. If he’s not there for the money, what is he there for?”

  • Sancho drops surprise exit message to Man Utd

    Sancho drops surprise exit message to Man Utd

    Chelsea signing Jadon Sancho has released a short farewell statement to Manchester United and their fans.

    Sancho has joined Chelsea on-loan for the season, with the aim to sign permanently next summer.

    In a succinct message to social media, Sancho posted:  “Thank you to all the fans, staff and teammates. Wishing everyone all the best in the future.”

    In contrast, Sancho posted a six paragraph farewell to Borussia Dortmund at the end of last season.

    The winger, in that post, also name-checked the likes of former coach Edin Terzic and club directors Sebastian Kehl and Hans-Joachim Watzke.

  • Ten Hag makes clear Sancho plans at Man Utd

    Ten Hag makes clear Sancho plans at Man Utd

    Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has praised winger Jadon Sancho this week.

    The Englishman is back in favor at Old Trafford after half a season away on loan at Borussia Dortmund.

    Ten Hag and Sancho have patched up their relationship, with the latter in line to start against Manchester City in the Community Shield.

    On Sancho’s versatility, Ten Hag told reporters: “Jadon can play across the whole frontline.

    “He’s an option for more than one position and it depends how you set up the team, you can look at your own tactics, opponents that fit the best and Jadon had some abilities you can use in a game, tactics and the next game.”

  • Borussia Dortmund chief announces Sancho plans

    Borussia Dortmund chief announces Sancho plans

    Borussia Dortmund sporting director Sebastian Kehl says they want to keep hold of Jadon Sancho.

    On-loan from Manchester United, BVB want to extend Sancho’s loan into next season.

    Kehl confirmed to Die Welt: “We will try everything to keep Jadon Sancho here. But Manchester United also sees how well he is playing at the moment.

    “Maybe they also want to sell him for profit or bring him back. We will see.”

    Sancho has made 17 appearances, scoring three goals and registering two assists in all competitions for BVB, having joined in January.

  • I had issues with Sancho all through at Man Utd – Ten Hag

    I had issues with Sancho all through at Man Utd – Ten Hag

    Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag has claimed that Jadon Sancho was a problem before his arrival.

    The Dutch head coach appeared to have a challenging time managing the English winger.

    Sancho publicly stated on social media that Ten Hag was making him a scapegoat, which led to his banishment from the first team and eventual winter loan to Borussia Dortmund.

    Ten Hag told Sky Sports: “He’s now at Dortmund. So after he was signed, one year before [I was here], and there were issues. We have had issues all the way through, and so you can make out his stay at Manchester United so far is not a success.

    “So now he is going back to Borussia Dortmund, so I wish him the best of luck. I hope, we all hope he is doing well there, he will be successful. Again, we will see what is going to happen.

    [Would things be different if he had apologized?] “We have said that before. And I don’t want every time to return to the point. He knows what he should do and we have made that clear.

    “It was also so clear and obvious about his performance so let’s stop this discussion. He is to Dortmund and we wish him the best of luck.”

  • Sancho knows what to do, it’s up to him – Ten Hag

    Sancho knows what to do, it’s up to him – Ten Hag

    Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag insists he’s willing to consider Jadon Sancho for selection.

    However, the winger must apologise for criticising Ten Hag online first.

    “He knows what he has to do, it is up to him,” Ten Hag said.

    “What will happen there, he knows what he has to do, if he wants to return it is up to him. It is about a culture and every player has to match certain standards and it was about that.”

    Sancho hasn’t been part of first team training since September after hitting out a Ten Hag for being dropped for defeat at Arsenal.

  • I’ve been a scapegoat for long time at Man Utd – Sancho

    I’ve been a scapegoat for long time at Man Utd – Sancho

    Manchester United winger Jadon Sancho said he had been unfairly made a “scapegoat” at the club

    This was after his manager Erik ten Hag claimed he had been left out of the squad to face Arsenal on Sunday because of poor training performance.

    Sancho was a surprise omission for United’s dramatic 3-1 stoppage-time Premier League loss to Arsenal that dropped them to 11th in the table.

    “On his performance on training we didn’t select him,” Ten Hag said, when asked about Sancho’s absence from the travelling squad.

    “You have to reach the level every day at Manchester United. You can make choices in the front line, so in this game he wasn’t selected.”

    The 23-year-old Sancho wasted little time in responding in a lengthy post on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.

    “Please don’t believe everything you read! I will not allow people saying things that is completely untrue.

    “I have conducted myself in training very well this week,” Sancho wrote.

    “I believe there are other reasons for this matter that I won’t go into.

    “I’ve been a scapegoat for a long time, which isn’t fair. All I want to do is play football with a smile on my face and contribute to my team.”

    Sancho, who has played 58 league games since joining United in 2021, said he respects all decisions made by the coaching staff.

    “I play with fantastic players and grateful to do so,” he said. “Which I know every week is a challenge.

    “I will continue to fight for this badge no matter what!”