He was already short on minutes before the signing arrived.
Outlook
Contract request risk increased.
Manager broke a promise
Moderate
Cause
Even an honest tone was resented given the strained relationship.
Contract renewal rejected
Decision
Movement
4y · $1.5M/y
Contract renewal offered
Decision
Movement
4y · $1.5M/y
Led the defence in a tight match
Minor
Cause
He held the back line together when the game was hanging in the balance.
Responded to a passionate pre-match team talk
Minor
Cause
A big match called for a big message. He does not always respond well to pressure, which softened the lift.
Outlook
Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.
Praised in a satisfied full-time talk
Minor
Cause
A big match called for a big message. He does not always respond well to pressure, which softened the lift.
Outlook
Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.
Stayed on the bench while Tim Drexler took the slot
Minor
Chosen instead
Tim Drexler was preferred — his higher squad-status priority.
Cause
He is left out while unsettled over his future at the club.
Outlook
Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.
Asked the manager for a private conversation
Moderate
Cause
His relationship with the manager has soured. His relationship with the manager is steady but tense. He has already raised this with the manager recently.
Outlook
Contract request risk increased.
Unsettled by the squad wage hierarchy
Moderate
Cause
The squad's wage hierarchy is the underlying issue. The gap to the squad's top earners has become a daily reminder.