Manchester United and Chelsea are ready to complete a loan deal for Jadon Sancho, a source has told ESPN.
Chelsea will take Sancho on loan for the season with an obligation to make the transfer permanent next summer for a fee of around £25 million ($32.8 million).
The England striker has not played a competitive game for United in over a year and was left out of Erik ten Hag's squad for the opening two Premier League games against Fulham and Brighton.
The 24-year-old has two years remaining on his contract at Old Trafford.
Sancho spent the second half of last season on loan at his former club Borussia Dortmund after being exiled from United's first team following a public row with Ten Hag.
He rejoined the club this summer and returned to training but despite playing a central role in the pre-season tour of the US, he has been allowed to seal a move to Premier League rivals Chelsea.
A source told ESPN that United were interested in negotiating a permanent move for Sancho, but a valuation of around £40m has proven a major hurdle.
Chelsea have moved ahead of Juventus in the race for his signature after talks with the Italian side stalled on Thursday.
Significant progress was made in negotiations on Wednesday, but Juventus failed to reach an agreement.
