JADON SANCHO violated lockdown regulations to fly back to England without permission from Borussia Dortmund, according to reports.
The winger, 20, is understood to have travelled to his homeland for “several days” during the height of the coronavirus lockdown.
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Jadon Sancho reportedly flew back to England for a few days during the coronavirus lockdown without permission from Borussia Dortmund
Why Sancho allegedly returned to England is unknown but Bild insist he did so without permission from his employers.
As a result of the trip, he was forced to quarantine himself for two weeks upon landing in Germany again.
The club officially said the England star was missing training due to a calf problem.
It is not the first time Sancho’s antics have come under the spotlight this season – in October he was fined and suspended for reporting back to Dortmund late following international duty and then was benched for the game against Barcelona for reportedly turning up to a team late.
And Sancho could find himself in further hot water after allegedly breaking lockdown rules to get a haircut.
Bild’s report adds that Sancho as well as team-mates Axel Witsel, Thorgan Hazard, Raphael Guerreiro, Dan-Axel Zagadou and Manuel Akanji all got fresh trims from Dusseldorf star hairdresser Winnie Nana Karkari.
The celebrity barber is understood to have visited the players at their apartments last Thursday and then posed for photographs.
But in the snaps no one was wearing face masks, a breach of the protocols set out in Germany which state no visitors are permitted.
HAD THEIR HAIRCUTS
Karkari told Bild: “I only removed the mask for the photo, otherwise all hygiene measures were followed exactly. I disinfected every machine in front of every customer, always cut with gloves regardless of corona – and I am very, very picky.”
Borussia Dortmund added: “It is quite normal for our boys after all the months to have their hair cut. But what would of course not be possible would have been that both sides had done without a mask in the past week.
“We will remind our players of this very, very clearly. The hairdresser should also ask himself about his behaviour.”
Sancho, who came off the bench against Schalke, Wolfsburg and Bayern Munich sporting an afro and facial hair, had definitely had a fresh fade and shave before the 6-1 thumping of Paderborn on Sunday.
The winger grabbed his first career hat-trick, paying tribute to George Floyd, and pictures clearly show the slick trim on top in comparison to the previous match.
That took his tally to 20 goals for the season to add to the 20 assists he has notched up.
And it is those figures and his performances since joining Dortmund that have got plenty of clubs interested in signing Sancho.
Still only 20, he is valued at around £124million – although that could drop to as low as £108m due to the impact of coronavirus on the finances in football.
Even so, he remains Manchester United’s No1 transfer priority this summer with the Red Devils hoping they can raise some cash through player sales to help fund a bid for Sancho.
However, Real Madrid are also in the race to land the former Watford and Manchester City youngster, even if they have to wait an extra year.
The Englishman definitely did have a haircut between the defeat to Bayern Munich and the win on Sunday against Paderborn
Axel Witsel and Raphael Guerreiro are among the Dortmund players who have used barber Winnie Nana Karkari in the pastCredit: Instagram
Borussia Dortmund’s Jadon Sancho reveals ‘Justice for George Floyd’ t-shirt in support of BLM protests after scoring first goal in hat-trick vs Paderborn
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
