Jadon Sancho rejects Manchester United escape route with £73m flop set to stay put

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Ben McCaffrey

By Ben McCaffrey


Published: 18/08/2025

- 13:59

The 25-year-old is on a monster contract at Old Trafford

Jadon Sancho has rejected an Old Trafford escape route, with the £250,000-a-week star looking set to remain at Old Trafford for the foreseeable future.

Italian giants Roma were ready to lodge a £20million bid for the winger, who has been cast aside by boss Ruben Amorim and told to find a new club.


The deal has been waiting on Sancho’s decision, with a move expected to have been completed should Sancho have given the green light.

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Instead, the 25-year-old has rejected the contract offer and now looks set to stay at Old Trafford, with his options seemingly running out.

Jadon SanchoJadon Sancho scored just 12 goals for Manchester United after his £73million move | Getty

Turkish club Besiktas were said to be interested in the £80m flop, but Sancho is yet to return their call.

Football journalist Fabrizio Romano took to his X account to confirm the news: “Jadon Sancho, currently not accepting AS Roma proposal and not even in talks with Besiktas now.

“No agreement between Sancho and Roma on personal terms, despite Man United ready to accept £20m bid.

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Ruben Amorim informed Jadon Sancho of his intention to sell him this summer

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“Besiktas deal in stand-by as Sancho won’t consider Turkey before September.”

Just last week, an innocuous post from Sancho of the Manchester United star on holiday was bombarded by Besiktas fans demanding the winger move to Turkey.

So much was the support from the Turkish fans that Sancho’s post landed him in the top five most commented posts ever on Instagram. Around 5.6million fans flocked to the post imploring Sancho to make the move.

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The news comes after the winger failed to come to an agreement with Chelsea following his loan spell there last campaign.

The Blues had a £25m option-to-buy clause in his contract, one they intended to activate should they agree contractual terms with the former Borussia Dortmund playmaker, but failed to do so given Sancho’s wage demands.

Sancho netted five times in 41 appearances at Stamford Bridge last campaign.

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Jadon Sancho enjoyed a succesful loan spell at Chelsea last campaign

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It seems a similar breakdown in negotiations has happened with Roma too, with the Italian club also happy to pay United £20m for his services.

The player is said to be waiting for other proposals to consider, with Roma moving on to other targets.

Manchester United are hoping for more offers in the same region.

Roma are advancing in negotiations to sign Aston Villa’s Jamaican winger Leon Bailey instead.

Sancho joined the Red Devils for £73m in 2021, but scored just 12 goals during his spell at the club.

The winger has just one year left on his initial five-year contract, leading fans to think he could be holding out for a free transfer at the end of the campaign.