LONDON:
Erik ten Hag stated on Friday he doesn’t know whether or not exiled ahead Jadon Sancho will ever play for Manchester United once more.
Sancho has been banished to coach away from United’s first workforce after the England worldwide angered Ten Hag when he claimed he was a “scapegoat” after he was dropped for a defeat at Arsenal earlier in September.
Ten Hag has hinted it was not the one incident involving Sancho that was considered when deciding the punishment.
The 23-year-old spent a part of final season coaching on his personal within the Netherlands after Ten Hag stated he was not in the correct bodily and psychological situation to play for United.
Talking forward of Saturday’s Premier League sport towards Brighton, the United boss stated he didn’t understand how lengthy Sancho’s disciplinary process would final or whether or not he’ll symbolize United once more.
Requested whether or not the previous Borussia Dortmund star would pull on the United shirt once more, Ten Hag stated: “I do not know. I’m sitting right here. Tomorrow we’ve got a giant sport, we’re going into a brand new block of video games, many video games in a condensed programme. I concentrate on that.”
Sancho was linked with a transfer to Saudi Arabia earlier than the switch deadline however will now stay a United participant not less than till the window reopens in January.
It’s a startling fall from grace for Sancho, who was hailed as considered one of English soccer’s rising stars when he joined United from Dortmund in 2021.
Ten Hag was clearly irked at having to reply so many questions on Sancho on the eve of an essential sport for his workforce, who’ve made a disappointing begin to the Premier League season.
“He’s not accessible, so on this second, he’s not essential, as a result of he cannot contribute,” Ten Hag stated.
Ten Hag, who claimed he inherited a membership with “no good tradition” when he took over United final 12 months, was at pains to emphasize that he was not centered on Sancho.
“It is in favour of the workforce. That’s what my resolution is predicated on,” he stated.
“That’s not about me, and to be strict. No. That is in favour of the workforce. I do not take into consideration that (Sancho’s tweet) and I do not speak about that, as a result of I’ve to win a sport. It’s all about that.
“The gamers who’re there and accessible deserve me. I’ve to information them, I’ve to organize them, it’s about that. I solely concentrate on the gamers who can be found.”