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.
Outlook
Expectations may build after a stand-out moment.
Asked the manager for a private conversation
Moderate
Cause
His relationship with the manager has soured. Manager trust is low. He has already raised this with the manager recently.
Stage: negotiations are opening. Briefings from the interested club leaked. Smaller club, but more minutes on offer. His ambition makes the link hard to ignore. He is cautious until something concrete arrives. The role on offer is not a clean fit.
Turned down the move to ASO Chlef over personal terms
Minor
Cause
Stage: the player rejected the terms. Briefings from the interested club leaked. Smaller club, but more minutes on offer. His ambition makes the link hard to ignore. He is cautious until something concrete arrives. The role on offer is not a clean fit.
Frustrated after the club rejected interest from Dobrudzha
Moderate
Cause
Stage: the bid was rejected. It became public after the bid was rejected. Smaller club, but more minutes on offer. A bid has already been rejected. He is cautious until something concrete arrives. The role on offer is not a clean fit.
Stage: concrete interest. The interested club has formally approached. Smaller club, but more minutes on offer. His ambition makes the link hard to ignore. He is cautious until something concrete arrives. The role on offer is not a clean fit.
Squad status changed
Praised privately for his recent performance
Serious
Cause
The discussion focused on his recent performance level.
Breakthrough into the senior squad
Worried by competition from a new signing Chris Führich
Moderate
Cause
The new arrival has visibly higher ability. The newcomer is on a much larger wage deal.