Chelsea to sign Sancho despite £5m escape clause from Man Utd deal

Chelsea are still expected to sign Jadon Sancho permanently in the summer despite the emergence of a get-out clause existing in the deal to sign him from Manchester United.

United would be due a £5m penalty payment from Chelsea, should the London club wish to get out of the £25m obligation included in his ongoing season-long loan deal.

Chelsea are expected to be in the market for a new winger in the summer but that intention is due to the uncertainty around Mykhailo Mudryk's future.

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The Ukrainian was provisionally suspended by the FA in December after testing positive for banned substance.

Sancho enjoyed a bright start to his Chelsea loan with three assists in his first three appearances in the Premier League.

But his form has dipped of late and the 24-year-old is without a goal involvement since January 4 and has just one shot on target since Boxing Day.

Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca was full of praise for Sancho in January, saying: "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."

Sancho, who was signed by United from Borussia Dortmund in the summer of 2021 for £73m, left Old Trafford after falling out with former manager Erik ten Hag.