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.
Frustrated after the club rejected interest from TSG Hoffenheim
Moderate
Cause
Stage: the bid was rejected. It became public after the bid was rejected. The move would step into a bigger league. A bid has already been rejected. Publicly calm, but privately the link interests him. It would be a clear sporting upgrade.
Stage: concrete interest. The interested club has formally approached. The move would step into a bigger league. The destination league is bigger. Publicly calm, but privately the link interests him. It would be a clear sporting upgrade.