His move to Chelsea had an obligation to buy for £25 million if Chelsea finished in the top half of the Premier League table, or a penalty of £5 million if they did not sign him permanently.

Chelsea began negotiations with Sancho over fresh terms after the Conference League final to make his loan move permanent. The Blues are unwilling to match the £350,000 per week he earns at Manchester United amid a strict wage structure at Stamford Bridge.

The Athletic’s David Ornstein reported today that the versatile winger will return to Old Trafford after both parties failed to reach an agreement, and Chelsea paid £5mil to United.

The general belief among fans was that the fee was a penalty for removing the obligation to buy in Sancho's loan deal, however, it has been clarified.

According to The Telegraph’s Matt Law, the £5mil paid to send him back to Old Trafford was not seen as a penalty, but instead a loan fee, which Chelsea did not pay initially.

The Blues consider it similar to the fee which they received from Aston Villa and Juventus for the loan deals of defenders Axel Disasi and Renata Veiga.

The club insiders believed that paying £5mil for the season-long loan of a player who scored five goals and provided 10 assists to help them make the top four and win a trophy is good business.

His departure will prompt the club sign another winger, because Mykhailo Mudryk’s substance suspension yet to be lifted. Alejandro Garnacho and Jamie Kittens are top of the list. Nico Williams is also among the names considered.

Legit.ng previously reported that Sancho aimed a dig at Manchester United after delivering a man-of-the-match performance on his Chelsea debut against Bournemouth.

Sancho came on as a second-half substitute and provided the match-winning assist for Christopher Nkunku to win all three points at the Vitality Stadium.

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