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Chelsea evening headlines as £150m Sancho saving and De Bruyne sends transfer message

Here are the Chelsea evening headlines for Thursday, April 2.

The Blues youngster who could save club £150m

Chelsea could save £150m if they choose to prioritise the development of Callum Hudson-Odoi instead of signing Jadon Sancho, according to former Blues defender Frank Sinclair.

The coveted Borussia Dortmund winger has been linked with a host of top clubs, including Frank Lampard’s Chelsea.

But Sinclair has insisted the 20-year-old would not be a guaranteed starter at Stamford Bridge.

Alan Smith with the latest on Chelsea's Jadon Sancho interest

"Is Jadon Sancho any better than Callum Hudson-Odoi on that left-hand side?" Sinclair said in an interview with GentingBet.

"When you look at the potential of both players, would you spend close to £150 million, which I’d expect would cost, to bring Jadon Sancho to this country or would you just stick to Callum Hudson-Odoi?

"Personally, I don’t think Jadon Sancho automatically gets into Chelsea’s team."

Jadon Sancho has been strongly linked with Chelsea and Manchester United (Mario Hommes/DeFodi Images via Getty Images)

De Bruyne warns Chelsea over Sancho pursuit

Former Blues midfielder Kevin De Bruyne has reminded the teams chasing Sancho that they “will have to pay” if they want to sign the Dortmund youngster.

The former Manchester City man has scored 30 goals and provided 40 assists in 84 league and Champions League games for the German outfit.

And he clearly impressed former City teammate De Bruyne, who spent two frustrating years at Chelsea before his move to the Etihad in 2014.

Speaking on Instagram Live with his Belgian team-mates Romelu Lukaku and Axel Witsel, De Bruyne said: "He is crazy. It's weird, I trained a few times with him and he was gone - unbelievable.

"Sometimes it goes like this but it is good for him. Now if you want him you have to pay... I don't want to know!"

The truth behind Terry's full-kit celebration

Former Chelsea midfielder Ramires has revealed why John Terry decided to celebrate in his full kit after the 2012 Champions League final.

The Blues captain missed the victory over Bayern Munich having been sent off in the semi-final with Barcelona.

And when Chelsea secured a dramatic penalty-shootout win, he emerged in his kit after changing out of his suit. Terry was mocked in the aftermath, but Ramires has now explained the situation.
"All of us changed post-match," the Brazilian told FourFourTwo. "The idea came from the club, because they wanted everyone ready for the team photo." 

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