Chelsea and Manchester United are in talks about separate moves for Jadon Sancho and Raheem Sterling.
Before the transfer window ends at 11 p.m. on Friday, Chelsea and Juventus are eager to sign Jadon Sancho. As part of their approach, Chelsea offered Raheem Sterling or Ben Chilwell to Manchester United.
Manchester United and Chelsea are negotiating two separate contracts for Raheem Sterling and Jadon Sancho.
Sancho joining Chelsea and Sterling joining United are now very much on the radar screen.
It was always going to require a player to leave, and it's believed that Ben Chilwell and Sterling were the players Chelsea was offering to United.
Chilwell has been out for the time being due to injury, but the addition of Noussair Mazraoui has relieved some of the strain because he and Diogo Dalot can play both full-back positions.
Chilwell, the vice captain of Chelsea the previous campaign, is one of many players that Enzo Maresca does not have plans for and who are currently training apart from the main squad.
Given their abundance of options in the forward positions, United is not under any obligation to replace Sancho should he leave. Given the wages involved, any deal for Sterling would need to be financially advantageous for United.
All agreements are being talked about: loans, loans with conditions, and long-term agreements.
In the meantime, Sancho is still being discussed between Juventus and United. The Serie A team is interested in a straight loan and is currently awaiting word from both United and Sancho, keeping all options open.
After a public split with Erik ten Hag, the 24-year-old spent the second half of the previous season on loan at his former club, Borussia Dortmund, where he helped lead the German team to the Champions League final.
United is prepared to make any agreement on their terms. The Premier League team is aware that Sancho has been reintegrated at United, even if he is not included in matchday squads, and that Sterling is no longer a member of Chelsea's first team.
The winger has been deprived of his squad number and barred from first-team training as a result of Maresca's open declaration that Sterling is not in his plans.
If the 29-year-old departs Chelsea before Friday's 11 p.m. deadline, he is eager to remain in the Premier League after having played for Liverpool and Manchester City in the past.
With three years left on his Chelsea contract, Sterling is believed to be making upwards of £300,000 a week. A number of teams have looked at signing him, including Crystal Palace.
