Guardian

Salah, Keane, Ronaldo: charting football’s most explosive outbursts

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In his autobiography, Keane claimed he also said his wife could tackle better than Darren Fletcher. The two mended their relationship publicly but Gallas’s demands during his contract renewal were deemed too high and he left the club when his deal expired in 2010.Luis SuárezSalah is not the only Liverpool player to have been at odds with the club.



He denied being “greedy”, saying he would assess his future at the end of the season and his decision would be about his desire to win trophies. His £49m move to Manchester City three months later was seen by Liverpool fans as a contradiction of his stated priorities, though, in Sterling’s defence, he went onto win 10 major honours at the Etihad Stadium.Mauro IcardiIcardi’s exit from Inter in 2020 was less about his own words and more about the weekly public statements made by his wife and agent, Wanda Nara, on Italian television.

Appearing as a pundit on the Tiki Taka programme Nara commented on Icardi’s contract status, claimed he was “not protected” by the club and said he needed “five decent passes per game”. Most damagingly, Lukaku apologised to Inter fans for his exit and expressed a fervent desire to return to the club while he was “good enough to win trophies”.