Man Utd pushing for Ben Chilwell transfer as Chelsea consider taking Jadon Sancho on loan

According to The Independent, there is a possibility Chilwell and Sancho could do a loan swap this season. The report adds this would be separate from a potential deal for Raheem Sterling, another Blues player who is surplus to requirements at Stamford Bridge and has been linked with the Red Devils.

Chilwell is not wanted by Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca and it appears United manager Erik ten Hag would be okay with a Sancho exit before the transfer window shuts later this week. The Red Devils have had injury issues at left-back with Luke Shaw and Tyrell Malacia, so cover there may be a shrewd move. The Blues are not short on widemen, so a Sancho move seems a questionable choice. But if both teams want to get these players off their books, a deal is there to be done.

Chilwell joined Chelsea from Leicester City in 2020 for a fee in the region of £45 million ($59.4m) and has since gone onto play 106 times, scoring nine goals in the process. Sancho, on the other hand, has scored just 12 goals and bagged six assists in 83 matches for United since signing from Borussia Dortmund three years ago for £73m ($96m).

Ahead of the Friday night transfer deadline, it remains to be seen if either Chilwell or Sancho - who spent the second half of last season on loan at Dortmund after falling out with Ten Hag - will stay put in the coming days.