Jadon Sancho will stay behind to concentrate on a personal program “as part of a process to get back to his highest level” rather than joining Manchester United’s training camp in Spain.
In order to be ready for the return of domestic football, United will spend a week in Spain, playing friendlies against Cadiz on Wednesday and Real Betis on Saturday.
Due to the World Cup, Erik ten Hag will be without 13 members of his first team, and the Premier League club has also stated that Sancho, who was not selected for Gareth Southgate’s England squad for Qatar 2022, will not be there.
The 22-year-old was recently seen practicing with Ten Hag-recommended coaches at Dutch amateur team OJC Rosmalen.
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United confirmed on Sunday on their website: “Jadon Sancho is continuing his individual training programme as part of a process to get back to his highest level. The club is fully supporting him in this.”
Sancho has scored three goals and contributed one assist in 14 games (12 starts) for his club this year, compared to just five goals and three assists in 38 games (27 starts) the year before after joining from Borussia Dortmund for £73 million (€85 million).
Additionally, because they are still recovering from injuries, United will be without their defense three of Axel Tuanzebe, Aaron Wan Bissaka, and Brandon Williams in Spain.
The Red Devils resume competitive play in the EFL Cup on December 21 when they face Burnley in the fourth round, while Premier League play resumes on December 27 when Nottingham Forest visits Old Trafford.