Roma wanted to sign Manchester United-wing player Jadon Sancho this summer, but they are now concentrating on a deal for 19-year-old Chelsea star Tyrique George instead
Roma reportedly ended their pursuit of Jadon Sancho, with the Serie A Club instead their attention to a deal for Tyrique George. Sancho is part of a bomb team of four men in Manchester United, which is frozen by Ruben Amorim.
Sancho on loan last season in Chelsea and United hopes to sell the winger before the transfer window closes, with Alejandro Garnaacho, Antony, Tyrell Malacia and Rasmus Hojlund will probably also leave.
However, according to a report from the Italian outlet La Gazzetta Dello Sport, the interest of Roma in Sancho has declined. Roma is desperate to strengthen this summer wide and Sancho was their top goal.
Roma would have agreed a deal with United to sign him on loan with an option of £ 20 million to buy and the club had set Sancho a deadline to decide if he wanted to participate. However, his wages have proven to be a problem and the report states that he did not respond.
As a result, Roma has focused on Chelsea Starlet George, who was teammates with Sancho last season. The 19-year-old is impressed by his limited performances for the blues and Roma believes that manager Gian Piero Gasperini can turn him into a new star. “
The report states that the relocation will be a permanent instead of a loan, with George's wage 'considerably more affordable than that of Sancho'.
It is also claimed that Chelsea wants to record a clause that would see them 30 percent of the Roma that George also sells. Interestingly, Sancho has previously greeted George and claimed that the teenager “has the world at his feet”.
In a message on social media after George started his first Chelsea start in the Conference League last season, Sancho wrote: “Tyrique has the world at his feet, top man and such a modest person. Deserves every success in his direction!”
Chelsea defender Levi Colwill has also branded a “great” talent. Speaking after George had scored his first Premier League goal, Colwill said: “We all know how good a player he is.
“And for him to come in and score gives him a bit of trust and hopefully he keeps pushing and trying to get on our side because he is here, because he is a great player. He is not there to sit on the couch; he is there to play.”