Stage: concrete interest. The interested club has formally approached. It would be a lateral move. His ambition makes the link hard to ignore. The talk has begun to distract him.
Outlook
Expectations may build after a stand-out moment.
He has started to want: A bigger club
Mind
He has started to want: A place in the national squad
Mind
He has started to want: Better players around him
Mind
He has started to want: His place back
Mind
He has started to want: The manager’s trust
Mind
Unsettled by the squad wage hierarchy
Minor
Cause
The squad's wage hierarchy is the underlying issue. The gap to the squad's top earners has become a daily reminder.