What happened to Sancho at Chelsea?

It remains to be seen whether the Blues will send the winger (who hasn't scored a goal in 18 matches) back to Manchester United.

Jadon Sancho, who turns 25 this Tuesday, isn't exactly taking off at Chelsea, where he joined last summer hoping to relaunch his career. The numbers show that the English winger isn't achieving that.

According to English media, although Sancho joined Chelsea on loan with an obligation to buy (if the Blues finish at least 14th in the Premier League), the Stamford Bridge club has the option to return the player to Manchester United for €6 million. The truth is that the former Borussia Dortmund player in two spells would like to remain at Chelsea .

If Chelsea ultimately decide to sign Jadon Sancho permanently, they would have to pay United €30 million. The winger's initial impressions with the London club (whom he supported as a child) were very positive. In Matchday 4 of the Premier League, he set up Nkunku for the winning goal against Bournemouth (1-0) and provided assists in the following two matches ( Chelsea 's 3-0 wins against West Ham and 4-2 against Brighton) .

Sancho scored in the wins against Southampton (1-5) and Tottenham (3-4) in December, in total 5 goal involvements in 9 Premier League matches in a period in which Chelsea finished second, 4 points behind leader Liverpool.

But then things changed. Since then, in 18 matches across all competitions, Sancho hasn't scored a single goal and has only provided one assist, for Cole Palmer in the 1-1 draw at Crystal Palace on January 4. His future is once again up in the air given this drop in form, although he claims to be working hard to regain his fitness. United , who paid €85 million for him from Borussia Dortmund , had assumed he wouldn't return. It was assumed he would remain a Chelsea property .