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.
Signed a new contract
Moderate
Cause
He committed to the project on terms both sides could live with.
Turned down the offered deal
Serious
Cause
He turned down the club's offer. The wage was below his expectations.
Frustrated after the club rejected interest from Empoli
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.