Manchester United will look to offload Jadon Sancho in January if the England forward continues to refuse to apologise to Erik Ten Hag.
The United manager is refusing to back down in his stand-off with Sancho, who has been banished from the first-team squad since effectively calling Ten Hag a liar after he was dropped from last month’s defeat at Arsenal due to a poor attitude in training.
In addition to allegedly lacklustre efforts on the training ground and persistent lateness Mail Sport has learned that Ten Hag has highlighted Sancho’s influence amongst team-mates as a cause for concern, although this is strongly denied by sources close to the player.
Ten Hag believes that the attitude of other players in training has improved since Sancho was exiled, however, with their team spirit reflected in Saturday’s dramatic injury-time win over Brentford, although other sources at Old Trafford have questioned whether the Dutchman is deliberately making an example of the player.
The 23-year-old appears equally reluctant to back down after accusing Ten Hag of making ‘untrue’ comments and using him as a ‘scapegoat’ after omitting him from the squad for United’s 3-1 defeat at the Emirates Stadium.
Manchester United will look to move Jadon Sancho on in January after the England international was banished from the first team for effectively calling Erik ten Hag a liar
There is no sign of a rapprochement between United manager Ten Hag and the player
Sancho came off the bench in Manchester United’s first three Premier League games before being dropped for the defeat at Arsenal – he hasn’t featured for the Red Devils since
United are so eager to offload Sancho in January that they are willing to subsidise his £300,000-a-week wages if they are able to agree a loan move for the rest of the season.
Juventus and former club Borussia Dortmund have both been linked with Sancho, but neither will be prepared to match United’s £60million valuation for a player who by that stage is unlikely to have played for over four months.
While the international break would appear to be the perfect time for both parties to make the peace United’s hierarchy are not pushing for Sancho’s reintegration.
A lengthy lay-off will see Sancho’s transfer value decline further from the £73m United paid for him two years ago with the club fearful it will not recover unless he impresses whilst playing on loan elsewhere.
A loan move for Sancho would mirror United’s strategy in dealing with Mason Greenwood, who joined Getafe on a season-long loan on transfer deadline day in August after the club concluded the 22-year-old could not play for him despite clearing him of domestic abuse allegations in an internal investigation.
