Players play in exchange for being paid. It’s an agreement between the parties. If the club contracts with the player to provide his services for a specific period the club is obligated to pay him. He is not choosing to down tools if the manager no longer wants him in the team.Mental health and motivation? Seriously? You are talking about a guy who says he will play for another club while expecting Arsenal to pay his full wages. What kind of motivation does it give other players? The fact that Özil advised him to do that explains how human nature works. Before long, you will see more players downing their tools. Players play for money. It's as simple as that.
You people are so short sighted. When a player wants to play and stay at a club but the club doesn’t want him he gets treated like ****. But when a player wants to move you hear crap like the player should show loyalty to the club and put the club first.
hypocrisy and Idiocy at the highest level.