Stage: concrete interest. The interested club has formally approached. It would be a lateral move. His ambition is outgrowing the current project. He remains focused on the current job.
Stage: negotiations are opening. Briefings from the interested club leaked. It would be a lateral move. His ambition is outgrowing the current project. He remains focused on the current job.
Has agreed personal terms with Brighton — only the medical to go
Serious
Cause
Stage: personal terms agreed. Briefings from the interested club leaked. It would be a lateral move. His ambition is outgrowing the current project. He remains focused on the current job.
Asked the manager for a private conversation
Moderate
Cause
He is unhappy about his playing time. 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 is outgrowing the current project. He is cautious until something concrete arrives. The role on offer is not a clean fit.
Stage: the player rejected the terms. Briefings from the interested club leaked. It would offer an escape from his current situation. Starts would likely be easier to come by. He wants the club to listen if a serious bid arrives. Playing time would likely improve.
Outlook
Contract request risk increased.
Unsettled by the squad wage hierarchy
Serious
Cause
The squad's wage hierarchy is the underlying issue. The gap to the squad's top earners has become a daily reminder.
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.
He has let it go: Someone to lean on
Mind
Asked the manager for a private conversation
Moderate
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.
Concerned by the club's direction
Moderate
Cause
A key teammate was sold and not replaced. The squad has been visibly weakened.
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.
Frustrated after the club rejected interest from Grimsby Town
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 is outgrowing the current project. He is cautious until something concrete arrives. The role on offer is not a clean fit.
Asked the manager for a private conversation
Moderate
Cause
He is unhappy about his playing time. Manager trust is low. He has already raised this with the manager recently.
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.
He has come to believe: Bad blood between them
Mind
He has come to believe: Bad blood between them
Mind
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.
Turned down the move to Bristol Rovers 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.
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.