Stage: shortlisted. The local press has carried the story. The move would be a clear step up. The destination league is bigger. He is flattered by the attention. It would be a clear sporting upgrade.
Supporters reacted to the transfer rumour
Minor
Cause
Sections of the support disagree about his role.
Squad status changed
Teammates admire his big-club pedigree
Serious
Cause
Mutual professional respect underpins this.
He has started to want: To stay where he is playing
Mind
He has started to want: His place back
Mind
He has started to want: The manager’s trust
Mind
Worried by competition from a new signing Fali Candé
Moderate
Cause
The signing was bought with a similar squad-status tier in mind. He was already short on minutes before the signing arrived.
Outlook
Contract request risk increased.
No natural role in the current formation
Serious
Cause
His preferred position simply isn't in the current shape.
Looks a level above his new surroundings
Major
Cause
A reputation gap between senior and lesser players is the friction point. The gap in reputation between them is being felt in the dressing room.
Outlook
Contract request risk increased.
Frustrated by the drop in training standards
Moderate
Cause
Training-ground standards were the trigger. Their reading of training standards diverged.
Outlook
Expectations may build after a stand-out moment.
Joined on loan
Decision
Movement
Sassuolo → Torres
To be loaned out
Decision
Movement
Development pathway updated
Who
Board
Contract renewal offered
Decision
Movement
4y · $3.0M/y
He has started to want: His place back
Mind
He has started to want: The manager’s trust
Mind
He has said it out loud: First-team football
Mind
The fee is more than the board values him at
Decision
Movement
Loan option turned down — the board would not buy him
Who
Board
Returned from loan
Decision
Movement
Salernitana → Sassuolo
Moving on
Decision
Movement
Development pathway updated
Who
Board
Board transfer-listed
Decision
Cause
Development pathway has run its course
Who
Board
He has started to want: The manager’s trust
Mind
He has started to want: To stay where he is playing