Chelsea have officially announced the signing of Jadon Sancho on a season-long loan from Manchester United.
The Blues made the announcement on their X handle on Saturday.
The 24-year-old winger has moved to Stamford Bridge on an initial loan deal, with Chelsea having an obligation to buy Sancho next summer.
Late on Friday evening, within the final hour of the deadline, football.london reported that Chelsea were on the verge of signing Sancho.
A deal sheet, giving Chelsea an extra two hours to wrap up the signing, was submitted before the 11pm deadline.
Now, Sancho has completed a move to SW6 – but has not registered in time to take on Crystal Palace at the weekend. Instead, his debut could come against AFC Bournemouth after the two-week international break.
Speaking about his move, Sancho said: “I’m really excited to be here. London is where I grew up and I’m happy to be back. The manager spoke to me about the project and, for a young player, it’s exciting. Hopefully I can bring goals and assists to the Bridge.”
Sancho has yet to play in the Premier League this season having missed United’s opening win over Fulham before being left out of last weekend’s 2-1 defeat to Brighton.
He will not feature for Chelsea in Sunday’s match aganst Crystal Palace having signed after Friday’s noon registration deadline.
It means his debut could come against Bournemouth in a fortnight.
