Joe Cole sends message to Chelsea over Jadon Sancho transfer from Man Utd

Jadon Sancho scored in Chelsea’s Conference League final win (Picture: Shutterstock)

Joe Cole wants Chelsea to sign Jadon Sancho on a permanent transfer from Manchester United and insists he has ‘done well’ during his loan spell at Stamford Bridge.

Sancho’s 83rd-minute curler all but put the Conference League final to bed as Chelsea came from behind to beat Real Betis 4-1 in Poland.

Betis deservedly led at half-time through Abde Ezzalzouli’s early opener but Chelsea turned things around during an impressive second-half display.

Enzo Fernandez equalised on 65 minutes from Cole Palmer’s cross and Nicolas Jackson put Chelsea ahead five minutes later from another Palmer delivery.

Sancho added Chelsea’s third and Moises Caicedo capped off the win with an injury-time fourth as Enzo Maresca’s side, as expected, proved too strong in the inferior Conference League.

Having started on the bench, Sancho made a key contribution following his second-half substitution, potentially boosting his chances of earning a permanent move to Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea agreed to sign Sancho permanently for around £25m when they signed him on loan from Manchester United last summer.

Chelsea celebrate their fourth goal against Real Betis (Picture: Getty)

However, they are able to cancel the agreement by paying their Premier League rivals £5m in compensation and reports suggest that remains a possibility following Sancho’s mixed spell in west London.

But Cole wants to see Sancho at Chelsea next season, insisting he ‘really likes’ the former Borussia Dortmund star.

Discussing Sancho’s future at Chelsea before the Europa Conference League final, Cole said: ‘I think Jadon is a really great player and I think he’s done well.

Joe Cole speaking to Enzo Maresca after the final (Picture: Getty)

‘He’s been rotated in and out a bit but I want to see Jadon playing. You want a player like that in your squad. It will come down to a financial decision I imagine but I really like him.’

Asked whether Sancho had done enough to earn a permanent move to Chelsea after the final, Cole added: ‘Yes I do.

‘This is a kid who went to Dortmund and was a superstar as a kid. It wasn’t working at Man United but he’s done well, he’s got his career back on track at Chelsea.

Sancho came off the bench to help Chelsea thump Betis (Picture: Getty)

‘I think there’s more to come from him as well.’

Speaking in his pre-match press conference, Enzo Maresca said discussions would be held around Sancho’s future in the days following the final.

Asked if the Real Betis game could be Sancho’s last for Chelsea, Maresca said: ‘I don’t know.

‘I said that when in the last weeks you asked me about different players, I always said the same. And the reason why is because it’s the truth.

‘It’s not the moment we have tomorrow, final. Then in 24 hours, 48 hours, we’re going to start to talk about the future.

‘But at this moment, there is not any thought or any decision made on Jadon or any different players.’

Chelsea faced a defining end to the season and would have been criticised had they failed to qualify for the Champions League and fell short in the Conference League.

As it is, Maresca’s side secured their return to the Champions League on the final day of the Premier League season before lifting the Conference League trophy.

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