Revealed: The one thing holding up Jadon Sancho ending nightmare Man Utd spell to join Juventus

Juventus has emerged as a serious destination for Sancho, who burned his bridges with United after falling out with Erik ten Hag in 2023 and had an unsatisfactory loan spell at Chelsea, who agreed to pay a £5m ($6.7m) penalty fee to avoid having to sign him permanently. And after some disagreement about the transfer fee, the Serie A giants are now ready to meet the Red Devils' asking price and Sancho's wage demands, according to the Corriere dello Sport.

However, the move is being held up. According to La Stampa, Sancho and United are engaged in a 'tug of war' over the severance package. Sancho has one year left on the contract he signed with United following his £74m switch from Borussia Dortmund in 2021 and is reportedly demanding a pay-out of at least €5m.

Juventus are reportedly ready to pay €25m (£21m/$29m) plus bonuses to sign Sancho. And the winger has reportedly also agreed to take a significant pay cut to move to Turin and end his nightmare spell at United.

Sancho is one of five players to have told United they are looking to leave this summer, along with Marcus Rashford, Antony, Tyrell Malacia and Alejandro Garnacho. Their sales are key to United financing more deals as they are about to max out their initial transfer budget of £100m on the signing of Matheus Cunha and the imminent deal for Bryan Mbeumo.