He has started to want: To be paid what he is worth
Mind
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.
Has agreed personal terms with Birmingham — only the medical to go
Moderate
Cause
Stage: personal terms agreed. Briefings from the interested club leaked. It would be a lateral move. He is not chasing prestige right now. The talk has begun to distract him.
Outlook
Expectations may build after a stand-out moment.
His move to Birmingham has collapsed at the last moment
Serious
Cause
Stage: the move collapsed. Briefings from the interested club leaked. It would be a lateral move. He is not chasing prestige right now. The talk has begun to distract him.
Outlook
Manager intervention may be required if it persists.
Unsettled by the squad wage hierarchy
Moderate
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. It would be a lateral move. He is not chasing prestige right now. The talk has begun to distract him.
Stage: negotiations are opening. Briefings from the interested club leaked. It would be a lateral move. He is not chasing prestige right now. The talk has begun to distract him.
Outlook
Expectations may build after a stand-out moment.
Asked the club to find him a new team
Minor
Cause
Ongoing dressing-room dynamics drove this.
He has started to want: The manager’s trust
Mind
Contract renewal offered
Decision
Movement
3y · $558.1K/y
Contract renewal offered
Decision
Movement
2y · $539.6K/y
Who
Jones Anthony
Contract extension signed
Decision
Movement
2y · $539.6K/y
Transfer listed
Decision
Cause
Surplus to squad requirements
Who
Jones Anthony
Signed a new contract
Moderate
Cause
He committed to the project on terms both sides could live with.
Told he is not in the manager's plans
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.