Chelsea make last minute swoop for Jadon Sancho with late bid submitted

United's manager as spoken his mind

The England forward has been heavily linked with a move away from Old Trafford in recent weeks after an unhappy spell at the club.

The 24-year-old fell out with manager Erik ten Hag last season leading to a period on the side lines for the player.

However, despite the Englishman having since reportedly making up with Ten Hag, the player has remained keen to leave the club.

Now it has been reported that Chelsea have made a bid for the attacker who could leave United in the coming hours.

The deal is reported to be just a loan, but with larger package that what Juventus were offering.

Fabrizio Romano reported last week that “Jadon, [is] open to leaving United,” after links had been made with Juventus and most recently Chelsea.

This comes despite manager Erik ten Hag has given an update on the situation which may confirm Sancho's fate.

Speaking in a press conference the Dutchman confirmed that he expects Sancho to stay at Manchester United.

He said: "He is a player in our squad and we are happy with him. We need a good squad, we need depth. We have to play many games until January. After the break we play every third day so we need options."

Sancho has failed to reach the same heights at Manchester United that earned him a £73m from Borussia Dortmund where he was electric, scoring 53 goals and assisting 67 in 158 games.

Since joining United he has scored 12 goals and assisted 6 in 83 games.

Sancho went back to Dortmund on loan last January to try and reignite some form, as he showed sparks of his old self as he helped Dortmund to a Champions League final.

It is as of yet unconfirmed how much the eventual fee of the loan could amount to.