Jadon Sancho was one of the Manchester United stars that was selected by Sir Jim Ratcliffe, who revealed that the Old Trafford Flop will cost the club again £ 17 million this summer, although he is now playing on loan in Chelsea.
The move from Sancho to Stamford Bridge contains an obligation for Chelsea to buy it at the end of the season if they end up 14th or higher in the Premier League for a fee between £ 22-25 million based on their final position. The side of Enzo Maresca is currently on the fourth, 15 points for the team in the 14th, which ironically is united.
However, confidentially has learned that there is still a possibility that Sancho could end this summer at Old Trafford if Chelsea decides not to continue with the deal – although we could reveal that it would cost what insiders say 'an important fine' is to draw under the conditions of their agreement with United.
Chelsea is supposed to watch a number of wing players this summer, including exciting real betis talent Jesus Rodriguez.
Another problem could be Sancho's contract with Chelsea. Players often match their new club before they are on loan with a view to a permanent step, but it is understood that the 24-year-old still has to do this.
Sancho insists that he is happy on Stamford Bridge and says after Sunday's victory over Leicester: 'I am really happy that I am here and play football in Chelsea. Maresca ensures that we feel at home. It is not easy for players to say that. We have grown into one large family. '
But if the contract situation remains unresolved at the end of the season, Chelsea will have two options: continue with the transfer and then sell to another club, or send him back to United and the financial fine.
That would be a surprise for United fans who thought they had seen the back of Sancho after he returned to the club last summer after a loan of a loan from his old club Borussia Dortmund in the aftermath of a public fallout with Erik ten Hag.
As Ratcliffe revealed on Monday when he exposed the size of United's too high editions, the club pays the last £ 17 million piece of Sanchos £ 73 million transfer compensation when he signed at Dortmund in 2021.
He has left for 16 months to a five -year contract of £ 250,000 a week, where United pays part of his wages while he is on loan in Lian in Chelsea.
It could also be an uncomfortable return for Sancho after he came under fire to post the word 'freedom' in response to a message on social media by Marcus Rashford after his old teammate moved to Aston Villa on loan.
Asked for Sancho last month, said head coach Ruben Amorim: 'I am focused on my players and my problems. Sancho is not my problem. 'As Ten Hag discovered, it is no problem that easily disappears.
United Tel the costs
The other players who were taken by Ratcliffe were Antony, Casemiro, Rasmus Hojlund, Andre Onana and Lisandro Martinez.
Although Martinez and Onana may have reason to feel a bit awarded, United will probably take a big hit this summer, because they want to renew a team full of expensive stars on large salaries.
Antony flourishes on loan from Real Betis, who are probably starting around £ 25 million when they decide to permanently sign the Brazilian winger – well of the £ 86 million United Ajax paid in the summer of 2022.
The Old Trafford hierarchy would like to get Casemiro's £ 375,000 a week for the books and would accept a drastic reduction on the £ 70 million that it took to sign him from Real Madrid in 2022.
In the meantime, Hojlund is struggling for form and trust in the midst of a marathon bare run that stretches 20 games without a goal. If United decides to reduce their losses, they become considerably less than the £ 72 million paid to Atalanta last year.
Even taking into account the depreciation (book value, for the rest of us) on their contracts, the club has confronted with a considerable loss.
United would listen to offers for practically all their players with £ 60m Mason Montage Another player who would sell for much less than he cost. Christian Eriksen, Victor Lindelof, Jonny Evans and Tom Heaton are ready to leave as free agents.
Cut-Price Rashford
If the costs for rebuilding the United team were not steep enough, confidentially understands that the club could reach only £ 20 million this summer as £ 20 million.
Rashford is on loan in Aston Villa who pay at least 75 percent of his £ 315,000 a week until 30 June and have an option to buy it in a permanent deal for £ 40 million.
Other clubs can get Rashford for the same price, but none of them-inclusive villa-oal probably match his current salary, which was given to the star born in Wythenshawe at the peak of the interest of Paris Saint-Germain in him and has to walk for more than three years.
United should give Rashford a payment to compensate for the fall in wages, which, according to insiders in the £ 20 million region, would be the figure that they would receive as transfer costs.
Fergies Chicago Tour-Ture
Confirmation that United will return to (and in) Chicago will be based on their tour of the US this summer revived memories of their fateful visit to the Windy City in 2004.
The press release in which the match against Bournemouth was announced there in July, said that “United's only earlier performance at Soldier Field came to Chicago Fire in 2011.”
It neglects to mention the game in 2004 that ended in a scoreless draw with Bayern Munich, which was angry with the crowd and widespread criticism from the American media – not least because United without a set of star players was because of the euros, Copa America and the upcoming Olympic Games in Athene.
It said a lot about the American ignorance about the sport in those days that Jonathan Spector, born in Illinois, was introduced on his United debut as Phil Spector, the Music Mogul that was accused and then convicted of the murder actress Lana Clarkson in his house last year.
Stung by the negative publicity about the lack of star quality of his team, Sir Alex Ferguson called on the Gebroeders Neville to Philadelphia for the second match against Celtic, and Paul Scholes and Mikel Silvestre for the third match against AC Milan in New Jersey.
There are no problems nowadays, because United is preparing to start their third American tours in a row. The team will be located in Chicago for the Premier League Summer Series Round-Robin Tournament and flies to New Jersey to play West Ham in the first game and Atlanta to meet Everton in the last game.
DJ Dalot is a hit
Diogo Dalot has shown its versatility in the past two seasons by playing in both full-back positions to compensate the absence of United Left Backs Luke Shaw, Tyrell Malacia and, more recently, Patrick Dorgu.
But the Portugal International plays a different role in the United Squad Die of DJ Dramk room.
Dalot reveals: 'I think every football player likes to hear his own music. And in the dressing room I am who encourages the music for everyone. I try to make sure that everyone keeps the songs that are going on. It is a tough job, to be honest, but I do my best.
'I also try to feel the atmosphere a bit. If I feel that the mood is quite comfortable or fun, people are in the same type of energy, then I just try to put on the music that everyone likes and try to vary a bit. '
The clean outing of United
While United fans brought their way back from the Europa League First -stage against Real Sociedad via various points on the map on Friday, Ruben Amorim and his players had no problem getting home from the Basque Country.
San Sebastian is not the easiest places to reach, as United fans have previously discovered. The majority of them fly to neighboring Bilbao and make the one -hour journey by road.
The united team flew directly to San Sebastian on Wednesday evening and a kick-off of 6.45 pm local time made it a no-brainer for Ruben Amorim and his players to go home immediately after the 1-1 draw with Sociedad in the Reale Arena.
It was too late for United to fly from San Sebastian, so the team traveled by bus to Vitoria Airport for an hour and returned to Manchester at 1.15 hours.
Schmeichel Troost for Hojlund
If you need a shoulder to cry, they are not much larger than that of Peter Schmeichel and the Great Dane was seen who offered his support to countryman Rasmus Hojlund outside Old Trafford on Sunday evening.
Hojlund was dropped on the bench for the draw with Arsenal and came to Old Trafford for the last 20 minutes. He has now gone almost 21 hours without a goal and was refused on Sunday by two excellent tackles from Declan Rice and Gabriel.
Schmeichel was repeatedly given his arms around Hojlund's shoulders while he spoke in his ear and offered words of support.
Earlier, the 61-year-old was locked up in the debate with another TV expert, former Norway striker Jan Age Fjortoft, while watching the game together in the press box.
When Bruno Fernandes performed a free kick at the end of the first half to take a free kick, Fjortoft supported the United Skipper to score while Schmeichel thought he would hit the wall, although it was 11.2 meters away from Fernandes instead of the regulation 10 meters. Fjortoft was right.
Ex-Barca star supports Ruben
It was a steep and sometimes painful learning curve for Ruben Amorim at United, but an ex-teammate is convinced that the 40-year-old will get it right if he gets time.
Javier Saviola played with Amorim in Benfica between 2009 and 2012, and the former striker of Barcelona and Real Madrid always knew that the midfielder was cut for coaching.
“Ruben and I got to know each other during our time at Benfica, and we both learned a lot from Jorge Jesus,” Saviola says confidentially through Casino.org.
“He was a coach who, beyond all the tactical knowledge he shared, always wanted to learn everyone around him, and we have recorded a lot of him.
'We knew that Pablo Aimar, Amorim and Luisao could eventually go into coaching because Jorge Jesus Constant showed what training sessions really meant – how to manage a group and to handle the dynamics in the dressing room.
'In the case of Ruben Amorim, he already showed certain qualities. When you share a dressing room with a player, you can see who processes the situations well and the potential to become a manager. Ruben was very analytical, the team organized tactically and you could see that he had that vision.
“However, we did not expect his management career to start so quickly and successfully. First with sporty, and now with Manchester United.
“I think he needs a little time; He has just arrived and has to adapt to what I consider the most competitive competition in the world. It is a very different environment than he was used to, but I have no doubt that he will do well. '
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