Ahead of Manchester United’s preparation for their second league game against Brighton away from home, it’s said that Sancho has just handed a transfer request to leave old Trafford this summer.
Jadon Sancho’s relationship with Erik ten Hag appears far from fully repaired as the star forward faces an uncertain future heading into the final days of the transfer window.
The summer started with Ten Hag confirming he and Sancho have decided to put to bed their highly-publicised feud upon the player’s return from Borussia Dortmund.
The United gaffer handed the 24-year-old plenty of game-time during pre-season, but as soon as the season kick-started, Sancho once again found himself away from the action.
Both statements clearly apply to Sancho, whose future at United is now murkier than ever, as Juventus have opened talks to sign him.
That might have gained pace due to what Sancho did after the omission, an act which would hardly surprise many fans at this point.
Manchester United’s club insider told Footyvalid reporters that once Sancho was informed of his omission from the squad, he ‘reaffirmed’ his desire to leave.
Not only that, he mixed normally with his teammates in the dressing room before kick-off but was nowhere to be seen in the director’s box watching the game where the likes of Rasmus Hojlund and Leny Yoro were present.
After this revelation, Ten Hag’s comments on players needing to be ready to step up when called upon and not sulk can be viewed at in a new light.
