Nottingham Forest are now expected to be in the running to sign Jadon Sancho in January.
When January comes around, it looks like Nottingham Forest could be in for a fight with Manchester United to get their hands on one of their star players.
At the moment, Sancho is training at Old Trafford without being part of the first team, and the club have said it’s a disciplinary issue. He posted a statement online criticising Red Devils boss Eric ten Hag for what he said after the game against Arsenal ahead of the international break.
The England star has denied that he wasn’t picked because of his bad training, which has caused a lot of tension between them.
Sancho has at least now removed the statement from his ‘X’ profile, but it is understood that he is refusing to apologise, which has led to the Red Devils making the decision to take him away from the main group.
Ten Hag was asked about the forward during his press conference on Friday but refused to directly discuss him.
There is now huge uncertainty surrounding Sancho’s future at Old Trafford, as it is understood that Man United were willing to let him move to the Saudi Pro League last week.
According to the Manchester Evening News, the Englishman is open to departing at the start of 2024, having found it difficult to make his mark since arriving at Old Trafford from Borussia Dortmund in the summer of 2021.
The report claims that Forest have emerged as genuine contenders, with Reds head coach Steve Cooper familiar with Sancho following his spell as England Under-17s coach.
Dortmund are also said to be exploring a return for the former Manchester City youngster in January.
Sancho spent time away from Man United towards the end of last year to deal with a personal issue, but he was a regular in the second half of the 2022-23 campaign.
The forward then put in some impressive performances during pre-season, but he was only a substitute for the team’s first three Premier League games of the campaign before being left out altogether at Arsenal.
Sancho will again be absent against Brighton & Hove Albion in the Premier League on Saturday, and it is unclear whether he will represent the club again.
A number of Saudi Arabian sides are allegedly being informed of any developments, but it is believed that the Englishman wants to remain in European football at this stage of his career.
