Jadon Sancho’s agent has reportedly arrived in Turin as he attempts to break a deadlock between Man United and Juventus over the winger’s transfer.
Sancho is one of a five-man Man United ‘bomb squad’, who have been told to come in for training at Carrington once Ruben Amorim and the rest of the squad have left.
The five also includes Marcus Rashford, Alejandro Garnacho, Antony and Tyrell Malacia.
Juventus have been pushing to sign Sancho this summer, after Chelsea paid a £5m penalty rather than turn his Stamford Bridge loan into a £25m permanent move.
According to Italian newspaper Tuttosport, Man United are open to accepting an offer of around £15million from the Old Lady to get Sancho off their books this summer.
It would represent a major loss from the £73m paid by Man United to sign Sancho from Borussia Dortmund back in 2021.
Jadon Sancho’s agent has reportedly arrived in Turin to negotiate his move to Juventus
Juventus are keen to add Sancho to Igor Tudor’s squad, with general manager Damien Comolli, right, leading negotiations to sign the winger this summer
Despite reported progress over a deal, Tuttosport reported that Sancho’s agent Emeka Obasi arrived in Turin on Wednesday in a bid to smooth over a lingering issue between the two clubs in the negotiations.
A severance payment of around £5million is reportedly being demanded by Sancho from Man United, which would compensate for the winger reducing his £275,000-a-week wages to complete the move.
Man United are said to view the demand to be too high and are seeking an agreement with Juventus to split the fee.
Obasi was claimed to have arrived to inform Juventus about Man United’s position, with the agent attempting to help the clubs find a compromise to help the deal progress.
Sancho had been targeted by Juventus last summer, before he made his season-long loan move to Chelsea.
The 25-year-old is reportedly determined to complete a move to the Italian giants this summer, with claims he is rebuffing attempts from Fenerbache to join the Turkish club.
Sancho has not played for Man United in the Premier League since an explosive falling-up with then manager Erik ten Hag.
The winger has since had loan spells away at Dortmund and Chelsea, but a permanent deal has yet to be struck.
Sancho spent last season on loan at Chelsea but the Blues opted against a permanent deal
There appears no way back at Man United under Ruben Amorim with Sancho part of a five-man bomb squad
Sancho scored five goals and delivered 10 assists across 42 appearances for Chelsea last season, including netting in their Conference League final win.
The Blues, however, ultimately paid a penalty fee to send him back to Man United, where he has one year left to run on his contract with the option to extend for a further season.
Despite Sancho being loaned out under Ten Hag, there appears no way back under Amorim’s management after being told to train away from the first team.
