Nonetheless, the Red Devils are poised to recuperate £20-25 million upon the culmination of his temporary spell, with Chelsea paying the majority of his £250,000-a-week wages.
Despite making amends with Erik ten Hag at the beginning of pre-season, Sancho had seemingly made it clear behind the scenes that his long-term plans were away from Old Trafford. Given his exit made little difference to the squad last term, the club were satisfied they could offload him with no requirement to bring in an alternative late in the window.
The 24-year-old was dropped from Ten Hag’s matchday squads for the opening two fixtures of the term, and, when learning of his omittance against Fulham, he could be heard ‘reaffirming his desire to leave’, per The Athletic.
Now, his wishes have indeed been granted, and he leaves the Red Devils with 12 goals to his name in 83 appearances. His last Premier League outing came over a year ago.
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