Sancho was officially returned by Chelsea! Manchester United wasted 120 million to reveal the reason why they insisted on playing left winger

Chelsea officially announced on Wednesday that there will be no buy-out of Jadon Sancho's loan contract at the end of his contract and that the player will be returned to Manchester United. Although he is still under contract, he will not be able to participate in the Club World Cup. Jadon Sancho's number 19 shirt for the Blues has been replaced by new signing Mamadou Sarr. According to British media, Chelsea will pay the Red Devils 5 million pounds in liquidated damages. This outcome has actually been determined a long time ago, and the official announcement is only officially closing the coffin on this matter.

Sancho's team of agents have refuted claims that he acted unprofessionally. Previously, West Ham were interested in bringing him in, and they could sign him at a "completely affordable price", but were said to have given up on fears of his off-field behaviour. There is a saying that Sancho is difficult to manage.

Claret & Hugh, who reports exclusively on West Ham, claimed that a spokesman for West Ham United told the reason for abandoning Sancho was: "Rightly or wrongly, we've heard he's a tough one to get along with and the club doesn't want that to happen."

It is understood that West Ham manager Graham Potter is not keen on bringing in Jadon Sancho and is reluctant to let Kudus go. Graham Potter has asked for due diligence to understand why Chelsea have chosen not to buy Jadon Sancho and why United are in such a hurry to part ways with him. The investigation is said to have found that Jadon Sancho was still found to be late and other issues during his time at Chelsea. As a result, West Ham made it clear that they don't want the 25-year-old England player.

Sancho's agent flatly denied this: "Sancho is a very good professional footballer. If not, do you think Dortmund will try to bring him in again and again? As for tardiness, he did arrive once when he was training at Cobham, when about eight players were also late. The M25 was closed because of construction going on in nearby Wesley, and it was hard for everyone to drive in that day."

When United signed Jadon Sancho from Borussia Dortmund for €80 million (£73 million) in 2021, most praised the club for making a good deal and getting a talent who could improve the squad at a relatively cheap price. Because a year ago, Dort also put a price tag of 100 million euros for him! Unexpectedly, after four years, Chelsea would rather pay a fine of £5 million to Manchester United than buy Jadon Sancho for £25 million.

In the intervening years, United have wasted £120 million in transfer fees and wages for Sancho, which is a lot of money. Unfortunately for everyone, the England winger has been unable to find consistency. At just 25 years old, Sancho seems to have entered the twilight of many players' careers ahead of schedule. Now, his football career is at a crossroads again. Unwilling to reduce his £250,000-a-week salary, Sancho struggled to find a home.

Manchester United now is not the same as when Jadon Sancho left. His former boss Ten Hag, who fell out with him, has stepped down and his successor, Amorim, has insisted on playing in a 343 formation, a style of play that Sancho is unfamiliar with. And his "reputation" is outside, and it is completely understandable that the new manager of Manchester United is reluctant to cooperate with him.

Sancho's style of play could have found a foothold in Amorim's system. His performances at Chelsea showed that the England winger prefers to take advantage of gaps in the pitch when switching between attack and defence. Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca likes to control the pitch and keep it in moderation, but he will use Jadon Sancho when he needs to pick up the tempo and the pitch is open. Manchester United fans may also remember that Jadon Sancho could have played Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk if the right spectacle was created.

The Europa League final between Chelsea and Real Betis is a case in point. The Blues were 1-0 down and needed to step up their attack, with Jadon Sancho coming on before Chelsea equalised with two goals in the fifth minute, before Betis had to step up their attack and Sancho took the opportunity to score to seal the win.

The stats show that three of Sancho's 12 shots in 31 Premier League games this season have come from a quick break at the back. He found the back of the net against Southampton, saved by Alisson against Liverpool and deflected wide of West Ham himself.

In contrast, Sancho is at a loss when facing a team defending low in the back of the pitch because he likes to run and lacks the ability to run long distances with speed. Opta stats show that he averaged 5.3 one-on-one duels per game, a 42 percent success rate, but only 0.6 fouls, the third-lowest among wingers, indicating that he rarely forced passes. Once held back by an opponent, Sancho's dribbling becomes aimless, often ending in crosses and backballs.

Sancho also has other useful qualities, such as receiving long balls from the back with his back and his close-range possession skills. Both Chelsea and Manchester United have used this to his advantage. Ten Hag has tried to play him as a 'pseudo-centre-forward' and Chelsea have also put him in charge of controlling his team-mates' long balls as they try to speed up the game.

Jadon Sancho was able to play his best against an opposition defence that was disorganized by the transition between attack and defence. So Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's introduction of Jadon Sancho for his Manchester United, which is good at counter-attacking, also makes some sense.

Especially if Sancho has team-mates who can attract the attention of defenders, he will be more comfortable. For example, at Chelsea, Cole Palmer, who scored and assisted a lot, was more of a match for other teams, which gave Jadon Sancho space to receive passes down the flank.

However, at clubs like Manchester United and Chelsea, there are times when fans expect a high-priced player like Jadon Sancho to make a name for himself on his own, and now Sancho lacks that confidence, his creativity has declined and his shots have decreased.

Why can't Sancho, who dominates the Bundesliga, perform at Manchester United and Chelsea? Mainly because of his lack of speed and explosiveness, which is almost a must-have quality for a Premier League winger.

But Sancho doesn't have the ability to carry the ball forward from long distance, so he usually needs a super athletic full-back who can help Sancho get space through his relentless set-of-the-line assists.

Jadon Sancho was at his best at Borussia Dortmund, partnering Achraf Hakimi and Meunier at super-assist full-backs on the right. The running of the two helped Sancho make space in one-on-one attacks, and he could get the "freedom" he had in mind.

In last season's Champions League, Jadon Sancho trained Paris Saint-Germain full-back Nuno Mendes, who won the UEFA Nations League final MVP this week, and he made 13 dribbles in a single game, and no one could stop him.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who signed Jadon Sancho for Manchester United in 2023, explained why he was struggling at Old Trafford. "He had to go to the hospital [because of an ear infection] as soon as he came, which affected his training. He was very talented, but we didn't get to see the best in him. I want United to do that, but he prefers to play on the left wing, which is where Marcus [Marcus Rashford] plays."

According to The Athletic, Jadon Sancho insisted on playing on the left because he found that Manchester United lacked an assist right-back to help him bypass the Premier League defence, and Solskjaer's right wing-back preferred the defensive Aaron Wan-Bissaka. That's why he prefers to be on the left, where there's Luke Shaw "Carlos the Great Bring".

And when playing in the middle, Sancho's organisational ability and defensive enthusiasm are not quite up to par, especially not enough to meet the standards of a Champions League team. Coupled with the fact that he became less confident because of his poor performance and loss of the main position, he could only become a rotation player for strong teams.

Sancho is not the strongest, fastest or most aggressive player in attack, and he usually tries to make up for it with quick thinking, but this requires team-mates who can match his ideas in order to perform well.

Unfortunately, however, he joined United at the time of a problematic team with a lack of system and players playing in silos, and fans expected Sancho to be a "flashpoint" himself, which was beyond his ability.

The Athletic believes that United will need to find a team that suits his style if they want to sell Jadon Sancho and then lower the asking price. According to its analysis, La Liga's Villarreal, Serie A's AC Milan, Ligue 1's Lyon and Sancho's old club Borussia Dortmund may be the most eligible. The British "Sun" said that Tottenham, Aston Villa and Newcastle United in the Premier League are currently interested in Sancho but only want to be on loan, and Manchester United wants to transfer permanently because the player has only one year left on his contract.