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.
Criticised by the manager after his performance
Minor
Cause
A calm conversation but he wasn't moved either way.
Poor attitude in training
Minor
Cause
Coaches flagged his application as the issue.
Criticised by the manager after his performance
Minor
Cause
A calm conversation but he wasn't moved either way.
Frustrated after the club rejected interest from Ba
Moderate
Cause
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.