MANCHESTER UNITED CONTRACT DECISION LOOMS AS JADON SANCHO POSTS PUZZLING UPDATE FROM ASTON VILLA
Jadon Sancho posts a puzzling message on Instagram as he struggles for minutes during his loan at Aston Villa.
Jadon Sancho, currently on loan to Aston Villa from Manchester United, hasn't been getting much playing time, and he took to social media with a puzzling post.
The 25-year-old winger doesn't post often, but when he does, it's a series of eleven photos and messages on his Instagram.
One message said, "You have to serve a purpose to be around me in my new season." It’s really personal.
Other messages included On a mission and distance. Silence. Peace.
Sancho is on loan with Aston Villa for the season, but he's barely seen any action in the league.
He hasn't started a single game for Unai Emery's squad, currently sitting high in the standings. His eight appearances off the bench total just 127 minutes.
Sancho has played more in the Europa League, starting four games.
Still, he hasn't scored or assisted for Villa yet and has a tough job getting into Emery's starting eleven, which is currently third in the league, only three points behind Arsenal.
Emery mentioned last week that Sancho needs to get his form back and hinted that he could still be important in the second half of the season.
Jadon is still young. He has had a great career, and right now, he needs some help to get back to his best.
I've taken on that challenge with him, and he's taken on that challenge with me.
Sure, he's not playing as much as perhaps he should, but in the second part of the season, I believe in him.
He's really pushing himself to try and be at his best for us this season.
He's facing that challenge with me, himself, and the club. I believe in him, and hopefully, we can make it happen.
Sancho's future is uncertain. His contract with Manchester United runs out at the end of the season.
Man United can extend Sancho's contract for another year, which might allow them to get some money back in a transfer.
Sancho was part of a group of players that Man United wanted to move on from during the summer transfer window, and his loan deal was completed on the last day.
This is the third season in a row Sancho has been out on loan after going back to Borussia Dortmund in the second half of the 2023-24 season and spending the 2024-25 season at Chelsea.
Sancho was part of the Chelsea team that won the Conference League, even scoring in the final, but the club chose to pay a £5m penalty instead of signing him permanently.
AWONIYI DOUBLE LEAVES NOTTINGHAM FOREST ON THE VERGE OF PREMIER LEAGUE SAFETY
Nottingham Forest moved closer to safety with a 3-1 win over Chelsea, while West Ham fell into the relegation zone after Spurs won.
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Nottingham Forest came out of the weekend looking pretty safe after pulling off an impressive 3-1 win at Chelsea. They’re almost clear of the relegation mess. Tottenham’s big away win at Aston Villa shook things up too, and now West Ham are back in the bottom three, running out of time faster than ever.
Forest have stepped up just when they needed to, leaving West Ham and Tottenham behind with a string of solid performances. Honestly, no one saw this coming, especially since Vitor Pereira shuffled his lineup with eight changes, fresh off a Europa League win against Aston Villa.
Even so, Forest were ahead within 90 seconds, thanks to Taiwo Awoniyi’s quick strike. By the 15th minute, Igor Jesus calmly buried a penalty after Malo Gusto’s reckless foul in the box. Chelsea had a chance to get back in it, but Cole Palmer wasted a penalty right before the break after a scary head collision involving Jesse Derry.
Awoniyi doubled down and scored again early in the second half, pushing Forest six points ahead of West Ham with just three games left.
West Ham’s weekend started badly; they looked flat and lost to Brentford. Things got worse Sunday night when Tottenham pulled off their first back-to-back Premier League wins since August 2025, beating a heavily rotated Aston Villa side 2-1.
Forest is now out of West Ham’s reach, or almost. Tottenham’s still close enough for Nuno Espirito Santo’s team to worry, but with three tough games coming up, Spurs could stay up even without another win, unless West Ham digs deep and pulls off something unexpected before their home finale against Leeds.
Right now, Forest can practically taste safety. Spurs finally see a way out after weeks of struggle. As for West Ham, they’re left hoping for a miracle, a last-minute twist to dodge the drop.
CESC FABREGAS CONFIRMS INTEREST IN PREMIER LEAGUE RETURN AMID CHELSEA'S MANAGER SEARCH
As Chelsea searches for a new manager, Cesc Fabregas breaks his silence on his future at Como and his Premier League ambitions.
Cesc Fabregas recalls exactly how a conversation with Jose Mourinho prompted him to join Chelsea, despite having the opportunity to return to Arsenal.
After winning six trophies in just three seasons, the Spanish World Cup winner left Barcelona for the second time in 2014. That summer, Fabregas made a move back to the Premier League, signing with Chelsea for about €33 million.
He already knew English football well. Fabregas had arrived at Arsenal as a 16-year-old from Barcelona in 2003 and made 212 Premier League appearances for them. When he decided to leave Barcelona, Manchester City also wanted him, but Chelsea convinced him, mostly thanks to Mourinho.
Talking with talkSPORT’s Rory Jennings on YouTube, Fabregas laid out how it all happened. “Honestly, when I made up my mind to leave Barcelona, my first thought was just to go back to Arsenal. They had this buyback clause; they had two weeks to use it after I told them I was leaving. They knew about it but didn’t take it. That surprised me a little, but in the end, I had to think about my career. I was 27, at the peak of my career, and I wanted to continue performing and winning trophies. City and Chelsea were both options.
“But when Mourinho spoke to me, that was it. He showed me his plans for the team and told me about Diego Costa, Courtois, and Filipe Luis and how, with those guys, we’d win the league. He was right, by the way. We won both the Premier League and the Carling Cup.”
Fabregas wasted no time winning over Chelsea fans. On his debut at Burnley, he set up two goals, including a stunning assist for Andre Schurrle. He finished his first season at Chelsea with five goals and 24 assists, along with Premier League and League Cup medals.
Things dipped the next season. Fabregas got just 15 goal contributions, and Chelsea slipped all the way to tenth. But when Antonio Conte took charge in 2016-17, they bounced back, and Fabregas picked up another league title.
He added an FA Cup win in 2018, his second, after his earlier one with Arsenal, and left for Monaco a few months later. His last Chelsea match came in the FA Cup against Nottingham Forest. When he got subbed off, he couldn’t hold back tears.
Chelsea supporters still sing about him; that “Oh, Fabregas is magic...” chant sticks around. And with his name in the conversation for a possible return, maybe they haven’t seen the last of him yet.
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