Nana Afful

Central Midfielder - Barnsley
5 Feb 2029
Monday
Process
Overview Personal Contract News 13 Transfers 1 Relations Events 121 Awards Matches History

Events

121

  1. Left out as Kelechi Nwakali was preferred

    Moderate
    Chosen instead
    Kelechi Nwakali was preferred — stronger quality on balance.
    Cause
    A more highly rated alternative was available.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  2. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  3. Worried by competition from a new signing Thomas Hamilton

    Serious
    Cause
    The signing was bought with a similar squad-status tier in mind. A much younger rival has arrived in his position.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  4. Left out as Luca Connell was preferred

    Moderate
    Chosen instead
    Luca Connell was preferred — stronger quality on balance.
    Cause
    A more highly rated alternative was available.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  5. Left out as Kelechi Nwakali was preferred

    Moderate
    Chosen instead
    Kelechi Nwakali was preferred — stronger quality on balance.
    Cause
    A more highly rated alternative was available.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  6. Asked the manager for a private conversation

    Serious
    Cause
    He is unhappy about his playing time. Manager trust is low. He has already raised this with the manager recently.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  7. Left out as Luca Connell was preferred

    Moderate
    Chosen instead
    Luca Connell was preferred — stronger quality on balance.
    Cause
    A more highly rated alternative was available.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  8. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  9. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  10. Left out as Luca Connell was preferred

    Moderate
    Chosen instead
    Luca Connell was preferred — stronger quality on balance.
    Cause
    A more highly rated alternative was available.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  11. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  12. Left out as Luca Connell was preferred

    Moderate
    Chosen instead
    Luca Connell was preferred — stronger quality on balance.
    Cause
    A more highly rated alternative was available.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  13. Left out as Luca Connell was preferred

    Moderate
    Chosen instead
    Luca Connell was preferred — stronger quality on balance.
    Cause
    A more highly rated alternative was available.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  14. Praised in a satisfied full-time talk

    Minor
    Cause
    The team had won, and the manager wanted to reinforce the standards. He does not always respond well to pressure, which softened the lift.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  15. Left out as Luca Connell was preferred

    Moderate
    Chosen instead
    Luca Connell was preferred — stronger quality on balance.
    Cause
    A more highly rated alternative was available.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  16. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  17. Manager trust is eroding

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on his recent performance level. Staff had already warned him about this in the last few weeks.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  18. Left out as Luca Connell was preferred

    Moderate
    Chosen instead
    Luca Connell was preferred — stronger quality on balance.
    Cause
    A more highly rated alternative was available.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  19. Left out as Luca Connell was preferred

    Moderate
    Chosen instead
    Luca Connell was preferred — stronger quality on balance.
    Cause
    A more highly rated alternative was available.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  20. Asked the manager for a private conversation

    Serious
    Cause
    He is unhappy about his playing time. Manager trust is low. He has already raised this with the manager recently.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  21. Left out as Luca Connell was preferred

    Moderate
    Chosen instead
    Luca Connell was preferred — stronger quality on balance.
    Cause
    A more highly rated alternative was available.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  22. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  23. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  24. Left out as Luca Connell was preferred

    Moderate
    Chosen instead
    Luca Connell was preferred — stronger quality on balance.
    Cause
    A more highly rated alternative was available.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  25. Left out as Luca Connell was preferred

    Minor
    Chosen instead
    Luca Connell was preferred — stronger quality on balance.
    Cause
    A more highly rated alternative was available.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  26. Hard conversation with the manager about playing time

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  27. Left out as Luca Connell was preferred

    Minor
    Chosen instead
    Luca Connell was preferred — stronger quality on balance.
    Cause
    A more highly rated alternative was available.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  28. Left out as Luca Connell was preferred

    Minor
    Chosen instead
    Luca Connell was preferred — stronger quality on balance.
    Cause
    A more highly rated alternative was available.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  29. Left out as Luca Connell was preferred

    Minor
    Chosen instead
    Luca Connell was preferred — stronger quality on balance.
    Cause
    A more highly rated alternative was available.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  30. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  31. Left out as Luca Connell was preferred

    Minor
    Chosen instead
    Luca Connell was preferred — stronger quality on balance.
    Cause
    A more highly rated alternative was available.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  32. Manager trust is eroding

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on his recent performance level. Staff had already warned him about this in the last few weeks.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  33. Asked the manager for a private conversation

    Serious
    Cause
    His relationship with the manager has soured. Manager trust is low. He has already raised this with the manager recently.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  34. Worried by competition from a new signing Tiago Ibarra

    Serious
    Cause
    A much younger rival has arrived in his position. He was already short on minutes before the signing arrived.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  35. Left out as Luca Connell was preferred

    Minor
    Chosen instead
    Luca Connell was preferred — stronger quality on balance.
    Cause
    A more highly rated alternative was available.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  36. Praised by the manager

    Major
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.

  37. Praised by the manager

    Major
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.

  38. He has started to want: His place back

    Mind

  39. He has started to want: The manager’s trust

    Mind

  40. Left out as Kelechi Nwakali was preferred

    Minor
    Chosen instead
    Kelechi Nwakali was preferred — stronger quality on balance.
    Cause
    A more highly rated alternative was available.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  41. Lifted by a passionate half-time team talk

    Minor
    Cause
    The team were behind, and the manager needed a response. He does not always respond well to pressure, which softened the lift.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  42. Left out as Luca Connell was preferred

    Minor
    Chosen instead
    Luca Connell was preferred — stronger quality on balance.
    Cause
    A more highly rated alternative was available.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  43. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  44. Head coach left the club

  45. Energised by the new manager's arrival

  46. Left out as Luca Connell was preferred

    Minor
    Chosen instead
    Luca Connell was preferred — stronger quality on balance.
    Cause
    A more highly rated alternative was available.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  47. Left out as Luca Connell was preferred

    Minor
    Chosen instead
    Luca Connell was preferred — stronger quality on balance.
    Cause
    A more highly rated alternative was available.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  48. Left out as Ben Garrity was preferred

    Minor
    Chosen instead
    Ben Garrity was preferred — his higher squad-status priority.
    Cause
    His squad status would normally start, so the omission stings.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  49. He has said it out loud: To end the drought

    Mind

  50. Signed a new contract

    Moderate
    Cause
    He committed to the project on terms both sides could live with.

  51. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The team had won, and the manager wanted to reinforce the standards. He does not always respond well to pressure, which softened the lift.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  52. Contract extension signed

    Decision
    Movement
    4y · $533.4K/y

  53. Asked the manager for a private conversation

    Serious
    Cause
    His relationship with the manager has soured. Manager trust is low. He has already raised this with the manager recently.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  54. Head coach left the club

  55. Energised by the new manager's arrival

  56. Heard a passionate full-time response

    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.

  57. Dressing-room inquest after a humiliating result

  58. Praised by the manager

    Major
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.

  59. Praised by the manager

    Major
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.

  60. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    4y · $533.4K/y

  61. He has said it out loud: A settled future

    Mind

  62. Left out as Ben Garrity was preferred

    Moderate
    Chosen instead
    Ben Garrity was preferred — his higher squad-status priority.
    Cause
    His squad status would normally start, so the omission stings.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  63. Praised by the manager

    Major
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.

  64. Fighting to save the manager's job

  65. Hard conversation with the manager about playing time

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  66. Manager broke a promise

    Serious
    Cause
    Even an honest tone was resented given the strained relationship.

  67. Manager trust is eroding

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on his recent performance level. Staff had already warned him about this in the last few weeks.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  68. He got what he wanted: His place back

    Mind

  69. Hard conversation with the manager about playing time

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  70. Asked the manager for a private conversation

    Serious
    Cause
    He is unhappy about his playing time. His relationship with the manager is steady but tense. He has already raised this with the manager recently.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  71. Praised in a satisfied full-time talk

    Minor
    Cause
    The team had won, and the manager wanted to reinforce the standards. He does not always respond well to pressure, which softened the lift.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  72. Rotated out for this match

    Minor
    Chosen instead
    Patrick Kelly was preferred — the need to give him minutes.
    Cause
    A low-importance fixture meant managed minutes.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  73. Worried by competition from a new signing Salvador Rodríguez

    Serious
    Cause
    The signing was bought with a similar squad-status tier in mind. A much younger rival has arrived in his position.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  74. Warned about his body language

    Moderate
    Cause
    The issue was less about ability and more about his reaction when things went wrong. Staff had already warned him about this in the last few weeks.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  75. Reassured by the manager's half-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The team were behind, and the manager needed a response. He does not always respond well to pressure, which softened the lift.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  76. Criticised in a full-time post-mortem

    Minor
    Cause
    It was a private show of faith after a tough recent run. He does not always respond well to pressure, which softened the lift.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  77. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  78. Fighting to save the manager's job

  79. Left out as Ben Garrity was preferred

    Serious
    Chosen instead
    Ben Garrity was preferred — his higher squad-status priority.
    Cause
    His squad status would normally start, so the omission stings.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  80. Loan listed

    Decision
    Cause
    Surplus to tactical requirements
    Who
    Hunter Mark

  81. Left out as Ben Garrity was preferred

    Serious
    Chosen instead
    Ben Garrity was preferred — his higher squad-status priority.
    Cause
    His squad status would normally start, so the omission stings.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  82. Worried by competition from a new signing Bautista Lodolo

    Serious
    Cause
    The signing was bought with a similar squad-status tier in mind. A much younger rival has arrived in his position.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  83. He has come to believe: He never rated him

    Mind

  84. Manager trust is eroding

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on his recent performance level. Staff had already warned him about this in the last few weeks.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  85. Left out as Ben Garrity was preferred

    Serious
    Chosen instead
    Ben Garrity was preferred — his higher squad-status priority.
    Cause
    His squad status would normally start, so the omission stings.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  86. He has started to want: His place back

    Mind

  87. Asked the manager for a private conversation

    Moderate
    Cause
    He is unhappy about his playing time. His relationship with the manager is steady but tense.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  88. Left out as Ben Garrity was preferred

    Serious
    Chosen instead
    Ben Garrity was preferred — his higher squad-status priority.
    Cause
    His squad status would normally start, so the omission stings.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  89. Hard conversation with the manager about playing time

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  90. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  91. Left out as Ben Garrity was preferred

    Moderate
    Chosen instead
    Ben Garrity was preferred — his higher squad-status priority.
    Cause
    His squad status would normally start, so the omission stings.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  92. Slipped out of the starting XI

    Serious
    Cause
    He has fallen behind in the pecking order over the last few weeks.

  93. Left out as Ben Garrity was preferred

    Moderate
    Chosen instead
    Ben Garrity was preferred — his higher squad-status priority.
    Cause
    His squad status would normally start, so the omission stings.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  94. Reassured by the manager's half-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The team were behind, and the manager needed a response. He does not always respond well to pressure, which softened the lift.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  95. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The moment called for a quiet show of support. He does not always respond well to pressure, which softened the lift.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  96. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  97. He has started to want: To end the drought

    Mind

  98. Left out as Ben Garrity was preferred

    Moderate
    Chosen instead
    Ben Garrity was preferred — his higher squad-status priority.
    Cause
    His squad status would normally start, so the omission stings.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  99. He has let it go: To end the drought

    Mind

  100. He got what he wanted: His place back

    Mind

  101. Established as a regular starter

    Serious
    Cause
    Several solid weeks have made him an undisputed pick.

  102. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The team had won, and the manager wanted to reinforce the standards. He does not always respond well to pressure, which softened the lift.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  103. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The moment called for a quiet show of support. He does not always respond well to pressure, which softened the lift.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  104. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  105. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The team had won, and the manager wanted to reinforce the standards. He does not always respond well to pressure, which softened the lift.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  106. He got what he wanted: The manager’s trust

    Mind

  107. Manager trust is growing

    Moderate
    Cause
    A supportive tone left him motivated to respond.
    Outlook
    Manager trust should improve if this form continues.

  108. Left out as Ben Garrity was preferred

    Moderate
    Chosen instead
    Ben Garrity was preferred — his higher squad-status priority.
    Cause
    His squad status would normally start, so the omission stings.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  109. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The team had won, and the manager wanted to reinforce the standards. He does not always respond well to pressure, which softened the lift.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  110. Hard conversation with the manager about playing time

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  111. His club is fighting to avoid relegation

    Serious
    Cause
    The points gap to safety, with matches running out, is the issue.

  112. Hard conversation with the manager about playing time

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  113. Left out as Ben Garrity was preferred

    Moderate
    Chosen instead
    Ben Garrity was preferred — his higher squad-status priority.
    Cause
    His squad status would normally start, so the omission stings.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  114. Praised by manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  115. He has started to want: A settled future

    Mind

  116. Signed as a free agent

    Decision
    Movement
    Barnsley

  117. Free transfer listed

    Decision
    Cause
    Left on a free after a year unsold on the transfer list
    Who
    Board

  118. Contract expired — became a free agent

    Decision
    Movement
    BA All Stars →

  119. Transfer listed

    Decision
    Cause
    Player requested to leave
    Who
    Adjei Baba

  120. Contract extension signed

    Decision
    Movement
    3y · $446.8K/y

  121. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    3y · $446.8K/y