The Athletic said the reason winger Jadon Sancho could no longer train with the first team was because he refused to apologize to coach Erik ten Hag.
The 23-year-old player currently has to practice at the youth academy area, as MU seeks to resolve what they call a “squad discipline problem”. The incident happened after Sancho’s statements on social networks, accusing coach Ten Hag of “cheating”.
Sancho said he had been considered a “scapegoat for a long time” when Ten Hag confirmed that the reason Sancho was not named in the MU squad in the 1-3 defeat to Arsenal in the Premier League was due to his performance. The former Dortmund star’s poor performance in training.
Sancho was later asked to apologize to the Dutch coach but refused. This forced MU to take action, The Athletic emphasized. The Red Devils also refused to comment when approached by The Athletic.
Sancho has been banned from practicing with the first team, and will not be included in MU’s registration list, starting with the away trip to Brighton in the Premier League on Saturday (September 16), until further notice is issued. solution.
MU was ready to sell Sancho to Saudi Arabia before the transfer window in the Middle East closed last week, but the player did not agree. Instead, he flew to New York to rest. Before the match against Arsenal, Sancho appeared in all three Premier League matches of the Red Devils, with the most recent being against Nottingham Forest on August 26.
Sancho joined MU from Dortmund for 85 million euros in the summer of 2021. Since then, he has appeared 82 times for the club, scoring 12 goals.