Has agreed personal terms with Navua — only the medical to go
Moderate
Cause
Stage: personal terms agreed. Briefings from the interested club leaked. The link is speculative for now. He is the kind of player whose camp likes the noise. He is irritated by the constant speculation.
Stage: concrete interest. The interested club has formally approached. It would offer an escape from his current situation. Starts would likely be easier to come by. He wants the club to listen if a serious bid arrives. Playing time would likely improve.
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.
Repeated transfer talk is becoming a distraction
Minor
Cause
Stage: loose rumour. The national press has carried the story. The link is speculative for now. The same rumour keeps coming back. The talk has begun to distract him.
Stage: the interest has cooled. Briefings from the interested club leaked. The link is speculative for now. He is the kind of player whose camp likes the noise. He is irritated by the constant speculation.
Outlook
Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.
Settling well into the dressing room
Moderate
Cause
A strong training-ground partnership is behind this. He is still inside the early-weeks window of a transfer.
Stage: negotiations are opening. Briefings from the interested club leaked. The link is speculative for now. He is the kind of player whose camp likes the noise. He is irritated by the constant speculation.
Stage: the player rejected the terms. Briefings from the interested club leaked. The link is speculative for now. He is the kind of player whose camp likes the noise. He is irritated by the constant speculation.
Stage: concrete interest. The interested club has formally approached. The link is speculative for now. He is the kind of player whose camp likes the noise. He is irritated by the constant speculation.