Jadon Sancho was not forced out of Manchester United against his will, according to new sporting director Dan Ashworth. As part of the loan agreement, Chelsea have an obligation to buy Sancho at the end of the season, for a fee between £20-£25 million, depending on how they perform this season. Ashworth rejected the suggestion that winger Sancho, who spent the second half of last season on loan at former club Borussia Dortmund, was driven out of United because of his spat with Ten Hag. Asked if Sancho’s fall-out with Ten Hag meant there was simply no future and no way back for him at United, Ashworth said: “Nothing to do with that.

It was a decision that we made – if it’s right for Jadon and it’s right for us to move on. We’re not in a position where we’re kicking players out of the club. “With any player, whether it’s Jadon, whether it’s Scott or whether it’s Aaron, if there’s a preference that they would like to move and go to a new club and it’s right for them and it’s right for us, then you have to explore it. We felt we had enough depth in that particular position to be able to cover it.

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