Leroy Sane “dropped out of first-team training and can’t impress with reserves” after starting the last two games on the bench

BAYERN MUNICH star Leroy Sane has been removed from professional training by trainer Julian Nagelsmann.

The 26-year-old winger has been on the bench for the last two games despite being a regular for most of the season.

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Nagelsmann announced that for tactical reasons he was not in the starting XI for the top game against Bayer Leverkusen.

But Sane also missed a week earlier against Eintracht Frankfurt, whether he will start against RB Salzburg in the Champions League on Tuesday remains to be seen.

The tie is finely balanced according to a 1-1 draw in Austria – with Kingsley Coman, who scored a 90-minute equaliser.

That means Coman could start ahead of Sane, who failed to impress in training with the reserves image.

The German has had a turbulent career since he started Bavaria 2020 by Manchester City.

He’s impressed at times, but earlier this season he was Booed by his own fans after being sent off in the team’s 3-2 win over Cologne.

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Nagelsmann also switched him from the right flank to the left in hopes of getting Sane back to his best, but he has returned just seven goals and seven assists in 24 Bundesliga games this season.

But he helped once city Fight for the Premier League title and score 100 points in the process.

Nonetheless, Joachim Löw left him out of Germany’s squad for the 2018 World Cup – a decision that backfired when the world champions were eliminated in the group stage.

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