Chelsea complete signing of Man United outcast Jadon Sancho on season-long loan deal with obligation to buy next summer for £23m as Old Trafford nightmare ends, three years after £73m move

Chelsea have signed Jadon Sancho from Manchester United on a season-long loan deal.

The agreement will see Sancho move to Stamford Bridge with an obligation for the Blues to sign him for £23m next summer, depending on performance-related bonus.

Sancho will replace Sterling, who has joined Arsenal, after the former Borussia Dortmund star was out-of-favour with head coach Erik ten Hag following a highly documented fall-out last season.

Mail Sport previously reported that both clubs were discussing a surprise swap deal involving Sancho and his former England teammate, Raheem Sterling, who was unexpectedly dropped from the Chelsea squad ahead of the Premier League start.

However, Sterling left Chelsea to join Premier League rivals Arsenal on loan.

After impressive performances during his first spell at Borussia Dortmund saw him break into the England team, United paid £73m to bring Sancho to Old Trafford in the summer of 2021.

However, under both Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Ten Hag, the winger has failed to consistently replicate the performances that made him so vaunted before his move to the Premier League.

After a public falling out with the Dutchman saw him frozen out at United last season, Sancho returned to Dortmund on loan for the remainder of the 2023-24 campaign.

Back in the Bundesliga the winger once again demonstrated his potential, making 21 appearances in all competitions as Edin Terzic’s side reached the final of the Champions League.