Borussia Dortmund ‘have concerns about re-signing Jadon Sancho as they feel he doesn’t sleep enough due to playing video games late at night’, with the winger’s Man United future uncertain after being exiled from training

Borussia Dortmund are stalling over making a move to re-sign Jadon Sancho from Manchester United due to concerns about his discipline, according to reports.

Sancho has been exiled from United training in recent weeks after claiming on social media that he had been a ‘scapegoat’ by manager Erik ten Hag earlier this month.

He is facing an uncertain future at Old Trafford after being banned from using United’s first-team facilities, and other clubs are closely monitoring his situation.

One club that have been linked with Sancho are his former employers Dortmund, who he had major success with between 2017 and 2021.

However, Dortmund have reservations about bringing him back to the club as they are worried about his off-field activities dating back to his previous spell in Germany, as reported by Bild.

Sancho thrived during his time at Borussia Dortmund, but the club have concerns about re-signing him due to his discipline

Their primary concern is they feel Sancho does not get enough sleep at night due to playing video games and being on his computer late at night.

Sancho also turned up to training late regularly – a worry that has also been raised at United – and he has been known to fly off in a private for a day or two at a time.

The report states Sancho’s discipline was often discussed behind the scenes at Dortmund, and senior figures at the club fear his return could unsettle the current squad.

Another potential stumbling block for a deal concerns the fee involved.

United do not want to send Sancho out on loan, preferring a permanent sale instead, and have set their asking price at €60m (£52m).

This is beyond Dortmund’s budget, with the club expected to have limited funds this winter after spending big in the summer on Marcel Sabitzer, Niklas Fullkrug and Felix Nmecha.

If they do follow up on their interest in Sancho, it appears they will need to reach a compromise with United to get a deal over the line.

Sancho has made just three substitute appearances for United this season, but has not featured in the squad since his social media outburst.

Sancho has refused to apologise to Erik ten Hag for his social media post earlier this month

His post criticising Ten Hag came after the Dutchman revealed he had left him out of his matchday squad for the 3-1 defeat against Arsenal on September 3 due to his ‘training performances’.

Sancho kept the post as his pinned tweet for over a week before finally removing it, but has refused to apologise to Ten Hag, resulting in him being kept away from the first-team.

Several team-mates have reportedly urged Sancho to apologise in an attempt to save his Old Trafford career, but he is yet to do so. 

The 23-year-old winger deactivated his Instagram account on Tuesday morning amid his ongoing feud with Ten Hag.