Quotes attributed to Chelsea co-owner Todd Boehly accusing ex-Manchester United loanee Jadon Sancho of sleeping all day and missing training have been rubbished as "completely fake". The Blues dramatically refused to make Sancho's loan move permanent in the summer despite having a £25 million ($34m) obligation to buy him. Instead of committing to the deal, the Blues chose to fork out a £5m penalty to United to escape the clause.
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Sancho, who spent the 2024-25 campaign at Stamford Bridge, made his mark with five goals and ten assists, including the sealing strike in the Conference League final victory over Real Betis. During his stay in west London, Chelsea contributed around £180,000 to £200,000 per week towards Sancho’s huge wages. The club were ready to continue paying that amount if the winger was willing to take a pay cut to continue with them, but the 25-year-old rejected the offer and the Blues decided they had no option but to pay a penalty to United.
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Matters took a bizarre turn this week when quotes attributed to Boehly, supposedly originating from Italian outlet were circulated. Boehly is alleged to have said: “We had an agreement to buy him (Sancho) for €20m, but last season the player missed several training sessions, including a match at the stadium. He spent the night chatting with his girlfriend, slept during the day, and then, whenever he had two days off, he went to Los Angeles to visit his beloved. That’s why we chose to pay the penalty.”
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Transfer insider quickly moved to rubbish the story. On social media, he wrote: “Quotes reported by Italian press from Todd Boehly about Jadon Sancho are completely fake. Todd Boehly didn’t release any interview to Italian newspapers about Jadon Sancho and never commented about the English winger situation."
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After leaving Chelsea, Sancho’s future is now firmly tied to Aston Villa. The winger has sealed a season-long loan move to Unai Emery’s side, with Villa agreeing to cover 80 per cent of his wages. The switch marks another fresh start for the United outcast, who is into a third consecutive loan away from Old Trafford.