Jadon Sancho is now believed to have made a big U-turn following his public spat with Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag.
The 23-year-old has now deleted the statement he posted on social media about two weeks ago, in which he deflected criticism of his attitude in training that had been made by his manager.
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The decision to remove the post is believed to represent Sancho's desire to find a positive solution to the feud between himself and his boss as talks to resolve the issue continue.
The winger's statement was first published after Ten Hag had explained why he excluded the winger from the squad prior to United's 3-1 defeat to Arsenal On 8 August.
"You have to reach a level every day at Manchester United and we can make choices in the front line," the manager said at the time, per The Telegraph.
"So for this game he was not selected."
Sancho hit back, claiming that he had been made a "scapegoat" and defended his own attitude in training.
"I have conducted myself in training very well this week. I believe there are other reasons for this matter that I won't go into, I have been a scapegoat for a long time, which isn't fair!" he wrote on X (formerly known as Twitter).
"All I want to do is play football with a smile on my face and contribute to my team."
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As a result of the fallout, United were reportedly prepared to sell the England international, with Ten Hag also believed to have grown tired of Sancho's lack of punctuality and his inability to reach the appropriate levels during training.
Despite suggestions that the Dutchman and his staff tried to get the player to arrive on time by setting a schedule for him that started one hour before the rest of the squad, Sancho was seemingly unable to get rid of his bad timekeeping habits, with some of his teammates reportedly sharing their manager's frustrations with him.
Sancho was offered the chance to leave Old Trafford courtesy of an unnamed Saudi Pro League team sending "an official offer" to his representatives, but it is claimed he rejected the move.
In fact, according to The Athletic, he showed no interest in moving away from Old Trafford during the latest window, and it is now hoped a positive resolution can be reached after he removed his statement from social media.
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After making the £72.9 million (R1.7 billion) move to Old Trafford from Borussia Dortmund in 2021, Sancho has struggled to feature as a regular starter for the Red Devils, making 82 appearances for the club to date.
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