The wage was acceptable, but he wanted clearer first-team guarantees.
Outlook
Contract request risk increased.
Asked the manager for a private conversation
Moderate
Cause
He has unresolved concerns over his contract. His relationship with the manager is steady but tense. He has already raised this with the manager recently.
Outlook
Contract request risk increased.
Turned down the offered deal
Serious
Cause
He turned down the club's offer. The club's project did not match his ambition.
Rotated out for this match
Minor
Chosen instead
Cristian Esteban was preferred — a chance to give him cup minutes.
Cause
Cup rotation: the manager rested regulars for this round.
Outlook
Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.
Led the defence in a tight match
Minor
Cause
He held the back line together when the game was hanging in the balance.
Reassured by a calm full-time message
Minor
Cause
The moment called for a quiet show of support. His thin rapport with the coach blunted the message.
Outlook
Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.
Praised by the manager
Major
Cause
The discussion covered general matters.
Difficult conversation with the manager
Moderate
Cause
The discussion covered general matters.
Contract renewal rejected
Decision
Movement
3y · $1.3M/y
Contract renewal offered
Decision
Movement
3y · $1.3M/y
Dressing-room inquest after a humiliating result
Reassured by the manager's half-time message
Minor
Cause
The team were behind, and the manager needed a response. His thin rapport with the coach blunted the message.
Outlook
Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.
Criticised in a full-time post-mortem
Minor
Cause
It was a private show of faith after a tough recent run. His thin rapport with the coach blunted the message.
Outlook
Manager intervention may be required if it persists.
Led the defence in a tight match
Minor
Cause
He held the back line together when the game was hanging in the balance.
Reassured by a calm full-time message
Minor
Cause
The team had won, and the manager wanted to reinforce the standards. His thin rapport with the coach blunted the message.
Outlook
Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.
He has said it out loud: A settled future
Mind
Asked the manager for a private conversation
Moderate
Cause
He has unresolved concerns over his contract. His relationship with the manager is steady but tense. He has already raised this with the manager recently.
Outlook
Contract request risk increased.
Praised by the manager
Major
Cause
The discussion covered general matters.
Praised by the manager
Major
Cause
The discussion covered general matters.
He has made a formal demand: To be paid what he is worth
Mind
He has said it out loud: Permission to leave if the offer is right
Mind
Contract talks stalled over squad status
Serious
Cause
The wage was acceptable, but he wanted clearer first-team guarantees.
Outlook
Contract request risk increased.
He has started to want: The manager’s trust
Mind
He has said it out loud: To be paid what he is worth
Mind
He has started to want: His place back
Mind
He has started to want: Permission to leave if the offer is right
Mind
Asked the manager for a private conversation
Moderate
Cause
He has unresolved concerns over his contract. His relationship with the manager is steady but tense.
Outlook
Manager intervention may be required if it persists.
Praised by the manager
Major
Cause
The discussion covered general matters.
Difficult conversation with the manager
Moderate
Cause
The discussion covered general matters.
Turned down the offered deal
Serious
Cause
He turned down the club's offer. The club's project did not match his ambition.
Senses a managerial change coming
Contract renewal rejected
Decision
Movement
3y · $1.3M/y
Contract renewal offered
Decision
Movement
3y · $1.3M/y
Settling well into the dressing room
Minor
Cause
A strong training-ground partnership is behind this. The bond between them was already strong, so the morale hit should be limited.
Outlook
Settling-in period is still under way.
Settling well in a culturally familiar country
Minor
Cause
The country and culture suit him.; A move home or to a favoured club has been linked.
Criticised in a full-time post-mortem
Minor
Cause
It was a private show of faith after a tough recent run.
Outlook
Manager intervention may be required if it persists.
Anxious about his expiring contract
Contract talks stalled over squad status
Serious
Cause
The wage was acceptable, but he wanted clearer first-team guarantees.
Outlook
Contract request risk increased.
Led the defence in a tight match
Minor
Cause
He held the back line together when the game was hanging in the balance.
Reassured by a calm full-time message
Minor
Cause
The moment called for a quiet show of support. A repeated team-talk tone had less impact than usual.
Outlook
Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.
Led the defence in a tight match
Minor
Cause
He held the back line together when the game was hanging in the balance.
Reassured by a calm full-time message
Minor
Cause
The team had won, and the manager wanted to reinforce the standards.
Outlook
Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.