To say he’s only garnered interest from a few suitors since returning to Old Trafford this summer, Jadon Sancho is playing hard to get.
Back at the start of June, it was confirmed that Chelsea had decided against signing the Manchester United outcast permanently and instead opted to pay a £5 million penalty to bypass the £25 million buy obligation.
Given he still has no future at United following his notorious fallout and exile with Erik ten Hag in September 2023, Sancho has formed one fifth of INEOS’ ‘bomb squad’ along with fellow outcasts Antony, Alejandro Garnacho, Tyrell Malacia and, prior to his Barcelona switch, Marcus Rashford – all of whom were expected to be sold before 2025/2026 got underway.
Sancho last played for United in August 2024 in the Community Shield Final. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)
Reporter Alfredo Pedulla revealed on Sunday morning that Sancho has rebuffed an approach from Besiktas in recent days – a deal that would’ve seen him reunite with the manager that signed him for United, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
The forward was uninterested in the prospective switch due to his desire to join Juventus in the coming weeks.
Hours later, Pedulla claimed that Roma had made a fresh enquiry to gauge the feasibility of a deal for Sancho, having ‘pressed further’ on Sunday evening by talking to United’s intermediaries.
Again, though, the Italian journalist added that Sancho has ‘rejected everything’ up to this stage. He is giving full priority to the Old Lady.
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