He is in the late-career window.; A move home or to a favoured club has been linked.
Window closed with no move
Struggling to settle into the squad
Minor
Cause
The settling-in period at a new club is the bigger picture. The language gap is making integration harder.
Outlook
Manager intervention may be required if it persists.
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. (The move took him to a different continent.; He still does not speak the local language.)
Outlook
Contract request risk increased.
Asked the club to find him a new team
Minor
Cause
Ongoing dressing-room dynamics drove this.
He has said it out loud: A settled future
Mind
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. (The move took him to a different continent.; He still does not speak the local language.)
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.
Given a personal development plan
Protected from a rushed comeback by the medical staff
Serious
Cause
The medical team are not yet ready to clear him for full minutes.
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. (The move took him to a different continent.; He still does not speak the local language.)
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.
Window closed with no move
He has started to want: The manager’s trust
Mind
Told he is not in the manager's plans
Transfer listed
Decision
Cause
Peaked or declining, permanent move preferred
Who
Ayumba Michael
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. (The move took him to a different continent.; He still does not speak the local language.)
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.
Asking for a language tutor
Serious
Cause
The language barrier is wearing on him.; He still does not speak the local language.
He has come to believe: Injuries have defined his career
Mind
He has come to believe: He struggles away from home
Mind
Struggling to settle into the squad
Minor
Cause
The settling-in period at a new club is the bigger picture. The language gap is making integration harder.
Outlook
Manager intervention may be required if it persists.
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. (The move took him to a different continent.; He still does not speak the local language.)
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.
He has let it go: The manager’s trust
Mind
Contract offer arrived
Minor
Cause
The terms are still being weighed against his expectations.
Contract extension signed
Decision
Movement
2y · $39.6K/y
Contract renewal offered
Decision
Movement
2y · $39.6K/y
He has said it out loud: To learn the language
Mind
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. (The move took him to a different continent.; He still does not speak the local language.)
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.
He has let it go: Someone to lean on
Mind
He has started to want: To go home
Mind
He has said it out loud: A settled future
Mind
He has started to want: A settled future
Mind
He has started to want: To learn the language
Mind
Signed as a free agent
Decision
Movement
Kenya Police
Free transfer listed
Decision
Cause
Left on a free after a year unsold on the transfer list