Jadon Sancho is training away from Manchester United and will not return until he is physically and mentally ready to play for the club again.
Sancho has been working in the Netherlands with coaches trusted by his manager Erik ten Hag, having not kicked a ball for United since October 22 due to illness. The 22-year-old missed the club’s training camp in Spain last week after he was left out of England’s squad for the World Cup.
Sancho, who joined United 18 months ago for £73million from Borussia Dortmund, turned off his social media accounts last month to focus on his family and the second half of the season, according to sources.
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag (right) has admitted he does not know when £73million Jadon Sancho (second right) will return to action for the club in a shock revelation
Sancho has been training alone after missing the club’s mid-season training camp in Spain
Ten Hag has spoken to the forward about his situation on several occasions and did not want to put a timeframe on when Sancho will return to training.
‘I don’t think he will be back this week, no,’ said Ten Hag. ‘We want to bring him back as quickly as possible, but I can’t give a prognosis of when that will be. Sometimes there are circumstances with fitness and mood. We got a drop of quality level and sometimes you don’t know why or what is causing it.
‘That is what we are doing now to try to get him back there. It is a combination of physically and mentally.’
One of the most welcome sights for England at this World Cup was that of Bukayo Saka and Marcus Rashford shining on the international stage again.
Two of the three young black players who suffered horrible racist abuse after missing in the penalty shootout defeat by Italy in last summer’s Euros final were among the brightest stars for Gareth Southgate’s side in Qatar.
But what of the third player who missed from the spot at Wembley that night? Sancho has pitched up in the humble surroundings of Dutch amateur club OJC Rosmalen, a far cry from Qatar.
A brief video emerged last month of Sancho dribbling around training mannequins at the 3,000-capacity venue under the supervision of coaches recommended by his Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag.
A brief video emerged last month of Sancho dribbling around training mannequins by himself
Sancho has not played since October 22 due to illness and it has raised concerns over the gifted Londoner, even more so after he shut…