JADON SANCHO made the most of the Bundesliga winter break by soaking up the sun in Dubai with a glamorous holiday.
The Borussia Dortmund star enjoyed his time on a private jet, luxury yacht – but then caused a stink in Germany by eating the hotspot’s dreaded gold steak.
Jadon Sancho enjoyed himself with a week in Dubai during the Bundesliga winter breakCredit: Instagram @sanchooo10
The winger took to Instagram to update his fans with what he got up to, including a flight on a private jetCredit: Instagram @sanchooo10
Sancho visited the zoo and got up close and personal with a hungry bearCredit: Instagram @sanchooo10
Dortmund return to competitive action on Saturday for the first time since December 20 when they travel to Augsburg.
Sancho, 19, did feature in the friendlies against Standard Liege and Feyenoord but also found time to take himself away to Dubai.
And he posted a video to his 2.9million Instagram followers detailing his time away.
The clip starts with the England youngster stepping on board a private jet and enjoying some tunes before landing in the UAE and enjoying the sights.
Sancho and his videographer pal Matt Gordon then spent the week over New Year living it up.
They went to the zoo where the winger came face-to-face with giraffes, tigers, ostriches before casually feeding a bear.
Sancho also spent time relaxing on a super yacht, jumping into the sea and making the most of the jet skis on hand.
And he took an adrenaline-fulled trip into the Emirati desert, hiring buggies to drive across the sand dunes alongside the camels in the searing heat.
Finally, the Dortmund ace visited the restaurant of famous Turkish chef Salt Bae, with his trademark salt-spreading motion.
Sancho also went face-to-face with a giraffe on his trip to the zoo in DubaiCredit: Instagram @sanchooo10
He blasted the tunes as he made the flight from Germany to the UAE around New YearCredit: Instagram @sanchooo10
The England international spent some time on board a luxury super yacht during his holidayCredit: Instagram @sanchooo10
He bumped into fellow young sensation Joao Felix while at the restaurant and the video shows Salt Bae preparing the golden steak, worth £268.
Sancho had a go at seasoning his steak, but his technique with the salt did not quite match his technique with a ball at his feet as he laughed at his own struggles on what was clearly a replenishing trip.
But the teenager came under criticism in Germany – where the unwritten rule is not to eat the gold-covered steak.
Former Bayer Munich star Franck Ribery hit the headlines for tucking into one a year ago and now Sancho is in the spotlight of the German press.
Sancho opted to take up the option of riding a jet ski around the waters in DubaiCredit: Instagram @sanchooo10
He also decided to take the plunge by launching himself off the yacht and into
Bild said he was “ruining his reputation” while Die Welt suggested it was “difficult to stomach for the public” despite the winger of course being free to do what he likes with his money, especially when given time off.
Sancho is expected to stay with Borussia Dortmund until the end of this season at least and link up with new team-mate Erling Haaland after Chelsea cooled interest in January to focus on a striker.
He is thought to be a target for Bundesliga rivals Bayern as well as Manchester United but would surely cost in excess of £100million – and could no doubt add to his value if he performs for England at Euro 2020.
Sancho visited Salt Bae’s restaurant in the UAE and tried the famous gold steakCredit: Instagram @sanchooo10
After posing for a photo with Joao Felix, Sancho had a go at trying to spread the salt like the famous chefCredit: Instagram @sanchooo10
Franck Ribery came under scrutiny last year and the German press tried to criticise SanchoCredit: Instagram @sanchooo10
