Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
Outlook
Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.
Praised by the manager
Major
Cause
The discussion covered general matters.
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.
Lifted by a passionate half-time team talk
Minor
Cause
The team were behind, and the manager needed a response. His professionalism usually steers him back from these moments.
Outlook
Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.
Criticised in a full-time post-mortem
Minor
Cause
It was a private show of faith after a tough recent run. His professionalism usually steers him back from these moments.
Outlook
Manager intervention may be required if it persists.
Stage: concrete interest. The interested club has formally approached. The move would be a clear step up. It would bring him back to his home country. He is flattered by the attention. It would be a clear sporting upgrade.
Stage: negotiations are opening. Briefings from the interested club leaked. The move would be a clear step up. It would bring him back to his home country. He is flattered by the attention. It would be a clear sporting upgrade.
Stage: scout sighting. It surfaced through repeated scout attendance. The move would be a clear step up. The interested club is meaningfully bigger. He is flattered by the attention. It would be a clear sporting upgrade.
Stayed back for extra training
Moderate
Cause
He stayed back for extra work after the rest of the squad had gone in.
Has agreed personal terms with RB Leipzig — only the medical to go
Moderate
Cause
Stage: personal terms agreed. Briefings from the interested club leaked. The move would be a clear step up. It would bring him back to his home country. He is flattered by the attention. It would be a clear sporting upgrade.
Unsettled by the squad wage hierarchy
Minor
Cause
The squad's wage hierarchy is the underlying issue. The gap to the squad's top earners has become a daily reminder.
Outlook
Contract request risk increased.
The supporters chanted his name after his goal
Moderate
Cause
His goal contribution made him stand out at full-time. His match rating gave the staff a clear reason to recognise the display.
Outlook
Standing with the supporters should improve if this form continues.
Reassured by a calm full-time message
Minor
Cause
The team had won, and the manager wanted to reinforce the standards. His professionalism usually steers him back from these moments.
Outlook
Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.
Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
Outlook
Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.
His move to RB Leipzig has collapsed at the last moment
Serious
Cause
Stage: the move collapsed. The interested club has formally approached. The move would be a clear step up. It would bring him back to his home country. He is flattered by the attention. It would be a clear sporting upgrade.
Outlook
Manager intervention may be required if it persists.
Contract extension signed
Decision
Movement
5y · $2.3M/y
Scored his first goal for the club
Major
Cause
A milestone moment that he will remember for some time.
Encouraged by the manager after his decisive contribution
Moderate
Cause
He made the moment that decided the match. His professionalism usually steers him back from these moments.
Outlook
Manager trust should improve if this form continues.
Made a decisive contribution in a tight match
Supporters lifted him after a decisive contribution
Moderate
Cause
He made the moment that decided the match. His goal contribution made the difference on the day.
Outlook
Standing with the supporters should improve if this form continues.
Reassured by a calm full-time message
Minor
Cause
The team had won, and the manager wanted to reinforce the standards. His professionalism usually steers him back from these moments.
Outlook
Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.