Shared nationality and language helped this take root. The language gap is making integration harder.
Outlook
Settling-in period is still under way.
Starter
Decision
Movement
Development pathway updated
Who
Board
He has started to want: To go home
Mind
Wants a mentor in the squad
Moderate
Cause
No senior teammate has stepped up to support him.; He has no compatriots in the dressing room.; He has not adapted to life at the club.
He has started to want: The manager’s trust
Mind
Difficult conversation with the manager
Serious
Cause
The discussion covered general matters.
Lack of playing time
Returned to full training after injury
Minor
Cause
The medical team cleared him, but the staff are protecting him from a rushed comeback.
He has started to want: A loan, for games
Mind
He has started to want: His place back
Mind
Worried by competition from a new signing Karlo Vrljić
Moderate
Cause
He was already short on minutes before the signing arrived.
Outlook
Contract request risk increased.
Senses a managerial change coming
Wants to head back home
Serious
Cause
After a long, difficult settling period he is openly hoping for a move home or to a familiar club. (He still does not speak the local language.; His adaptability is low.)
Outlook
Contract request risk increased.
Still struggling to settle into the squad
Moderate
Cause
He has not yet made the connections that come naturally to most signings.