Wroclaw, Poland – as e be, Chelsea don beat Real Betis for Conference League final, score 4-1.
As whistle blow, we see Jadon Sancho and Antony wey dey play for Manchester United, embrace each other like say dem don win lottery. Both of dem fresh at age 25, but dem future fit dey shaky now.
Sancho wey join Chelsea on loan last summer, don score three goals in ten matches. Him help Chelsea collect their first trophy since February 2022. Na serious matter no be small oo!
On the other side, Antony wey don dey shine for Real Betis since January, don score nine goals and five assists for 26 games. Although Wednesday night no sweet am for final wey dem lose, he still dey dream of re-joining Brazil national team under new coach Carlo Ancelotti.
But na serious matter for dem o! Sancho and Antony na peak players, and Manchester United carry more than £150m for dem two market value. When Sancho move from United to Chelsea on 31 August, e be like dem gree for everybody. Chelsea fit buy am for £20-25m if dem finish above 14th for league, or pay £5m to japa from the deal. Wetin go happen now?
When dem ask Chelsea head coach, Enzo Maresca, about Sancho, him talk say, “We go discuss am with the club. If we finish fourth, na thanks to Jadon, and if we win tonight, na same.” (E no easy to balance players matter, abeg!)
Sancho dey earn £300,000 weekly, but e no dey come cheap for Chelsea. Dem no pay any loan fee, but rumours don start to fly say dem fit use the £5m clause if Sancho no dey smash goals like dem dey expect.
Antony too make waves for Sevilla o! Since him join, Betis don win 13 matches and dem dey fight for Europa League spot. Captain Isco and former winger Joaquin even joke say dem go kidnap am! (Chai! Wetin dey happen for this league?)
But for Antony matter, left for Manchester United fit be “impossible” because dem see am as big money waste. Expert talk say the club no fit sell am lower than £42m, but e still dey hard say dem go recover e full value from the time dem buy am at £81.3m.
Dis week show us say many players wey leave United dey find better life outside the club. Dem dey shine under new management and weather. No be small wahala for the Old Trafford side!
As United find dem feet after bad season since dem miss out Champions League, news dey fly say dem fit sell dem top stars including Bruno Fernandes, Casemiro, and others to manage the financial mess. Chai! Football no get pity o!
Rumour dey shake say manager Ruben Amorim don offer to quit without compensation. Na just to show how serious matter be for United; meanwhile, players like Garnacho dey hint say e fit consider leaving too. All these wahala, na wetin happen when clubs no fit win trophies.
Wetin dem go do now? Abeg, no be small summer we dey enter. All eyes go dey on how United go manage di transfer market this time shortly. Omo Naija, wetin you think? Na just drama we go dey see for this football season!
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