Jadon Sancho's future at Manchester United could be decided by manager Ruben Amorim if Chelsea decide not to sign the forward permanently. Elsewhere, Real Madrid have made Bournemouth's teenage centre-half Dean Huijsen a priority signing this summer as they look to strengthen their defence, and Arsenal could turn to former Everton striker Moise Kean to boost their attacking options.
Sancho left The Red Devils to join Chelsea on loan at the start of the season, but a report in The Mirror claims Enzo Maresca’s side may pay their Premier League rivals a fee to send the Englishman back to Old Trafford.
According to reports, Manchester United will let Ruben Amorim decide Jadon Sancho's future if he returns to Old Trafford," the article states. "Sancho is facing an uncertain future after failing to impress on loan at Chelsea after some poor displays for the Blues.
"Chelsea have an obligation to sign Sancho for £25million if the Blues finish higher than 14th in the Premier League - which looks nearly impossible with the team currently fourth in the table.
"However, it has been reported that Chelsea will be able to pay a significant sum to release themselves from that obligation and return Sancho to United. "Should that happen, Amorim will have the power to decide on whether he remains in the squad or is sold, as reported by ESPN. Amorim is said to be weighing up a huge overhaul of his struggling squad this summer - with as many as eight players set to depart and Sancho is thought to be on that list."
Spare a thought, just for a moment, for the Manchester United accountants. Already stressed by the spectre of PSR and Sir Jim Ratcliffe breathing down their necks looking to cut costs at every corner, they must have gone blue in the face when they heard Ruben Amorim talk in his most disparaging terms yet about Marcus Rashford on Sunday night.
When Rashford announced in December that he was "ready for a new challenge", the money men must have thought the club was at last in for a tidy transfer windfall. However, selling Rashford, who has not started a game for United since December 1, and has been left out of the squad for 10 of United's last 11 games, has been much more difficult in reality. With one week to go until the transfer window shuts, only Barcelona and Juventus remain interested in him.
And any hope of getting a sizeable transfer fee for the striker, either this month or in the summer, was kiboshed by Amorim's jaw-dropping declaration that he would rather field United's goalkeeping coach, Jorge Vital, than Rashford. Vital is 63 years old and retired from football 24 years ago. Just two years ago, Rashford was on his way to scoring 30 goals in a season and would go on to sign one of the most lucrative contracts in the club's history.
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