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.
Distracted in training by transfer speculation
Minor
Cause
Rumour around his future appears to be weighing on his focus.
Frustrated after the club rejected interest from Sint-Truiden
Moderate
Cause
Stage: the bid was rejected. It became public after the bid was rejected. It would be a lateral move. A bid has already been rejected. The talk has begun to distract him.
Stage: concrete interest. The interested club has formally approached. It would be a lateral move. He is the kind of player whose camp likes the noise. The talk has begun to distract him.
Outlook
Expectations may build after a stand-out moment.
Settling well into the dressing room
Moderate
Cause
A strong training-ground partnership is behind this. The bond between them was already strong, so the morale hit should be limited.