Chelsea signed Jadon Sancho on loan from Manchester United during the summer transfer window. The Blues have the obligation to sign Sancho on a permanent deal after the loan deal.

Sancho started the season strongly for Chelsea, and was a regular starter for Enzo Maresca.

Sancho hasn’t played for Chelsea since the game against Liverpool where he had to be subbed off at half-time.

Former Tottenham midfielder Jamie O’Hara believes Sancho is likely to remain a back-up player for Chelsea, as the other Chelsea forwards are better.

“Jadon Sancho’s been given an opportunity at Chelsea to prove people wrong, but it hasn’t happened yet,” said O’Hara.

“Manchester United spent a lot of money on him and it didn’t work out, so he’s gone to Chelsea and showed signs of brilliance and confidence at the start, but he seems to have fallen back into his old ways since then.

“I think the problem with Sancho at Chelsea is that there are better players than him in that squad – Pedro Neto and Noni Madueke are more influential than him.

“He needs to try and produce moments when he gets the chance to impress, or he’ll stay where he is in the pecking order. It’s always going to be difficult when there’s a big group of attacking players in the same squad, but I think Enzo Maresca has worked out that Sancho isn’t as good as a lot of them.”

Sancho has not played for Chelsea in a month due to an illness and a slight injury. He’s back in training, and should be back for the game against Leicester City.