According to the latest report from The Guardian's senior reporter Jacob Steinberg, England winger Jadon Sancho, who is still on the cusp of the transfer market, has made it clear that he is still waiting for an official offer from Chelsea, and has expressed a strong willingness to join the Blues rather than Juventus. This attitude has undoubtedly added impetus to Chelsea's reinforcement efforts and made Juventus' loan efforts more challenging.
Juventus did not give up lightly because of Sancho's preference, and they continued to invest their energy in the loan negotiations, hoping to convince Manchester United and the player himself to accept the proposal. However, Sancho's desire to join Chelsea and Chelsea's positive attitude in the transfer market have made Juventus' loan path particularly difficult.
Meanwhile, Chelsea have been making quite a few moves in the transfer market. Not only have they been stepping up their efforts to sign Napoli striker Viktor Osmeen to strengthen the team's attacking firepower, they are also actively looking for an opportunity to bring in Sancho. In order to facilitate Sancho's transfer, Chelsea even held talks with Manchester United on the swap of Raheem Sterling and Sancho. Although Chelsea recommended Chilwell to United as part of the swap, United did not show much interest, making the potential swap deal slow.
Nevertheless, Chelsea have not given up on bringing in Sancho. They are reportedly still trying to find a way to bring in the 24-year-old winger in another standalone deal. Sancho's current situation at United is not ideal and he is not in Ten Hag's long-term plans, which further aggravates his desire to leave the team. Chelsea's positive attitude and Sancho's personal desire to join them make a transfer deal still a possibility.
At present, the whole transfer situation is still very open. Juventus has failed to sign Sancho, but they have not completely given up their efforts; while Chelsea is actively seeking various ways to achieve the purpose of introducing Sancho. As the transfer window closes, the final outcome of this transfer drama will undoubtedly attract a lot of attention.
