Chelsea decided this summer to pay Manchester United instead of signing Jadon Sancho, but he is a big fan of the player who is expected to take his place in Stamford Bridge
After he left the exit of Stamford Bridge this summer, Jadon Sancho has shown all his love for the man who will probably replace him in Chelsea. And he would know something about Jamie Gittens, who had previously played in the same Borussia Dortmund-Line-Up.
Sancho, 25, spent this season on loan in West Londs, but did not succeed in making enough impact to convince the blues to permanently sign it. Chelsea in fact paid parent club Manchester United £ 5 million to bypass his purchase clause in the hope that they can better use their funds.
And it seems that Dortmund -wing player Gittens is the preferred option when he comes home to Cobham at home this summer. Niko Kovac insisted that his attacker only missed the World Cup victory on his side on Ulsan due to illness, but it has been suggested that the omission was actually due to the fact that Gittens is about to leave. The sun claims that Chelsea is now about to sign the winger in a £ 55.5 million deal.
Sancho previously impressed the Westfalenstadion before returning to the club on a short -term loan last year. During that period he saved a bond with Gittens and reached for his fellow Engelsman last winter when the 20-year-old really started to leave as a talent in the first team.
“He [Sancho] wrote me to say, “Go on like this,” “Gittens told the Dortmund website in December.” “It's your time to show everyone what you can do.” He is a top player and also a best friend. “
Sancho also complimented Gittens in public last season after the young person scored twice in a Champions League win at Club Brugge. The united winger commented on one of the Instagram messages of Gittens by calling him a “balla [baller]”As a show of support for his work.
Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has already announced that the club will sign a new winger this summer after Mykhailo Mudryk missed more than half of this season. The Ukrainian tested positively on a forbidden substance and is confronted with a potential ban of four years as a result.
Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has already announced that the club will sign a new winger this summer after Mykhailo Mudryk missed more than half of this season. The Ukrainian tested positively on a forbidden substance and is confronted with a potential ban of four years as a result.
Add the departure of Sancho to the comparison and Chelsea's need for reinforcements wide becomes even worse. The Brazilian winger Estevao will arrive in England after completing his transfer of Palmeiras, but the 18-year-old will have to relax in his Premier League environment.
Gittens and Sancho spent only six months together as teammates in Germany, but it is clear that the latter had an impact at the time. And former Chelsea Academy -Prast Gittens admitted so much at the end of a breakthrough 2023/24 campaign.
“I learned a lot from Jadon,” he told the German Outlet WAZ in July 2024. “For example, that I have to play with one or two touches more often, that I have to offer deeper points more often. And when he plays, he enjoys it; I learned that too. Jadon is a friend.”
Gittens spent a short period of time with the Academy of Chelsea as a young person, but never went full -time in their ranks. And it just happens that he made his Champions League debut in a 1-0 win at the Premier League Giants in February 2023.
After scoring 12 goals in 49 performances for Dortmund last season (both career heights), Gittens seems to have done enough to earn Chelsea's interest again. And it seems as if Sancho is one of his proponents while he prepares for a summer return home.