Jadon Sancho's closest friends at Manchester United believe he is in the wrong in Erik ten Hag feud

Manchester United will listen to offers for Jadon Sancho in January if the winger hasn't ended his first-team exile by apologising to Erik ten Hag by then.

Sancho has been banished from the first-team squad and barred from the facilities used by the senior pros at Carrington since a social media post accused Ten Hag of lying about his training performances nearly seven weeks ago.

The 23-year-old has taken the post down but refused to apologise for its contents, which came immediately after Ten Hag had explained his absence from the squad for a defeat at Arsenal was down to a lack of quality in training.

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There is no sign of the impasse ending, despite Sancho's closest friends in the United dressing room imploring him to end the feud by saying sorry to his manager. His teammates have told Sancho that he is in the wrong and should apologise, while Ten Hag and football director John Murtough have explained the route back to the first-team to the £73million attacker.

But Sancho is stubbornly refusing to say sorry and with the January transfer window coming into view, his career at Old Trafford might only have a couple of months left to run.

There was interest in Sancho from Saudi Arabia on their deadline day in September, but the player had no intention of moving to the Gulf state at this stage. When the European window reopens on January 1 there could be more interest in the player if he remains an outcast at United, who will listen to any offers if that is the situation.

A source said the situation was "in Jadon's hands now" and that Ten Hag was determined to stick