Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
Outlook
Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.
Repeated transfer talk is becoming a distraction
Minor
Cause
Stage: loose rumour. The national press has carried the story. The link is speculative for now. The same rumour keeps coming back. The talk has begun to distract him.
Stage: the bid was rejected. It became public after the bid was rejected. The move would be a clear step up. A bid has already been rejected. He wants the club to listen if a serious bid arrives. Bigger club, but minutes would be harder to come by.
Stage: concrete interest. The interested club has formally approached. The move would be a clear step up. The interested club is meaningfully bigger. He wants the club to listen if a serious bid arrives. Bigger club, but minutes would be harder to come by.
Stage: shortlisted. The local press has carried the story. The move would be a clear step up. The interested club is meaningfully bigger. He wants the club to listen if a serious bid arrives. Bigger club, but minutes would be harder to come by.
Stage: shortlisted. The local press has carried the story. The move would be a clear step up. The interested club is meaningfully bigger. He wants the club to listen if a serious bid arrives. Bigger club, but minutes would be harder to come by.