Naby Keita refused to travel for Werder Bremen‘s 5-0 defeat to Bayer Leverkusen, the club revealed.
Bremen, who signed the midfielder from Liverpool in the summer on a free transfer, confirmed the news in a statement from director of football Clemens Fritz.
Keita joined to much fanfare but has played in just five games, registering 107 minutes, fewer than the 177 he played at the Africa Cup of Nations for Guinea.
Now back in the squad, it turns out the 29-year-old had an almighty strop when finding out that he wouldn’t be starting.
Fritz said: “After Naby found out yesterday that he wouldn’t be playing from the start, he decided not to get on the bus but to go home.
“We will talk to him and his advisor tomorrow about the consequences and how to proceed.”
Head coach Ole Werner added: “It annoys me and it will have consequences. I haven’t spoken to him yet, but that will follow in the next few days.”
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