Published 17:45 IST, January 14th 2023

Leandro Trossard to leave Brighton? Player's agent slams manager in explosive statement

Leandro Trossard's agent has issued an explosive statement after Brighton coach De Zerbi claimed that the Belgian was dropped due to 'disciplinary issues.'

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Brighton star Leandro Trossard's nt, Josy Comhair, has issued an explosive statement after club's manr Roberto de Zerbi claimed that Belgian forward was dropped due to 'disciplinary issues.' Zerbi h stated during his presser on January 13 that Trossard would miss Brighton's upcoming Premier League clash against Liverpool as he was unhappy with 28-year-old's attitude.

This recent altercation with manr followed by an explosive statement from his nt could mean that Trossard would leave Brighton in this transfer window.

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Leandro Trossard's nt hits back at Roberto de Zerbi

After Roberto de Zerbi me some critical remarks about Leandro Trossard's behaviour during his press conference, Belgian star's nt hit back at Brighton manr by issuing a lengthy statement. statement released by Josy Comhair to Belgian media as quoted by Fabrizio Roma re,

"Before Leandro left for Qatar, Brighton's intention was to have Leandro sign on. This did t happen, as parties did t come to an agreement. Leandro has also indicated that he is rey for his next step.

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After World Cup, re was an altercation between Leandro and a player in training over a trivial matter. Since n, manr longer speaks to Leandro, which is obviously t conducive to atmosphere, r is it performance-oriented.

Leandro still h a starting place against Southampton and Arsenal, but against Everton, he was on bench. He was also t included in five substitutions that took place at time, and this without any explanation.

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In run-up to match against Middlesbrough for FA Cup, Leandro h alrey indicated twice that he h problems with his calf. This was reason why he stopped training. This was, incidentally, in consultation with medical staff. manr told Leandro that he h to train separately.

Last Monday, manr [De Zerbi] humiliated Leandro in [] group and indicated that he longer wanted to see him. A manr who has t communicated directly with his player for four weeks is really incomprehensible."

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Comhair's explosive statement came a few hours after Roberto de Zerbi told media in his pre-match press conference, "Leandro isn’t on list of players for tomorrow. He left session without saying anything to me. And it’s t good. I spoke with him and I explained this attitude, this behavior, I don’t like. He has to understand me, I want only players who work hard and play for team 100%. I don’t kw about transfer market if he wants to change teams or t."

With De Zerbi himself having referred to transfer market, re is a chance that Trossard will indeed leave Brighton after his recent fallout with manr.

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17:45 IST, January 14th 2023