Sancho and George destinies interlinked

Manchester United's Jadon Sancho and Chelsea's fellow winger Tyrique George find their futures strangely interlinked.

Sancho is Roma's first-choice target to strengthen their attack but multiple sources have suggested getting him out of Old Trafford is complicated.

One issue is his reported £300,000-a-week wages being an obstacle for any buying club, while sources in Italy also believe he is lukewarm about moving to the Serie A club.

Further complicating matters is United's ability to trigger an option to extend Sancho's contract for a further year, until 2027, to avoid him leaving for free after any loan deal should one be agreed.

Ultimately, talks between the three parties are complex, while Sancho's agent, Emeka Obasi, also works with Chelsea's George.

The 19-year-old has become a viable alternative for Roma, with Chelsea known to be open to a potential sale.

George is believed to welcome a move to the Stadio Olimpico and a source involved in the deal has explained that £25m should be enough to make it happen if a significant sell-on clause was included.

However, Sancho remains the first choice and any break in the impasse would be likely to result in Roma changing course back to the United man.

Chelsea have other interest in George in England and elsewhere in Europe.

Interestingly, the wingers played together last season at Chelsea and are known to have a close personal relationship.

Sancho is training in United's so-called 'bomb squad' away from the first-team group. George is training with Enzo Maresca's first team but was left out of the squad for Friday's trip to West Ham.

Chelsea are interested in United winger Alejandro Garnacho, Barcelona forward Fermin Lopez and RB Leipzig midfielder Xavi Simons before the transfer deadline next week.