Jadon Sancho Chelsea transfer update as Borussia Dortmund return stance 'clear'

Borussia Dortmund are reportedly uninterested in signing Chelsea loanee Jadon Sancho permanently in the summer if he does not stay at Stamford Bridge.

The forward moved to London in the summer after a tumultuous end to his time at Old Trafford. Following a fallout with Erik ten Hag, was shunned from the first-team at United.

He initially joined Dortmund on loan in January 2024 before returning to Carrington and loosely repairing his relationship with Ten Hag. Despite this, it was considered that it would be best for Sancho to leave the club this season and a loan deal was agreed between United and .

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As part of the arrangement, Chelsea were obligated to buy Sancho for £25m this summer. The 25-year-old has underwhelmed under and there has been suggestions that the Blues may even pay a £5m penalty to not sign him this summer.

In April, when asked about the future of Sancho, Maresca refused to comment. "I'm completely focused about nine games, two months to go, I'm completely focused about that. Then what happens in summer, we'll see," he said.

"The Jadon situation doesn't change. In terms of numbers, he could do better, no doubt.

"It is not just about Jadon but we have more players in the same situation." With there being a chance that Chelsea may not sign Sancho, there has been speculation that the winger may prefer a move back to for a third spell with the team.

However, understands the Dortmund hierarchy are not keen on signing Sancho again. Instead, they will focus their attention towards Sunderland midfielder Jobe Bellingham as they look to replicate the magic they had with his elder brother Jude.

With Dortmund out of the race, Sancho now looks even more likely to be without a direction in the summer should Chelsea choose not to sign him permanently. If he does not stay with the Blues, he will return to United with another year remaining on his contract.