Werder Bremen have suspended former Liverpool midfielder Naby Keita till the end of the season and have also fined the player after he refused to play for them in their defeat to Bayer Leverkusen.
Upon learning that he would not be in the starting XI, Keita refused to come to the stadium with the team and decided to go home instead.
"Werder Bremen have suspended Naby Keïta until the end of the season. The club have also handed the midfielder a substantial fine," read the club statement.
"The 28-year-old will no longer train with the team or be part of the first-team dressing room."
Clemens Fritz, Werder Bremen’s head of professional football said: “As a club, we won’t tolerate Naby’s behaviour. He let his team down in a time of difficulty surrounding our recent run of form and squad availability and put his own interests above those of the team.
"We can’t allow that. At this stage of the season, we need full focus on the remaining games and a team who stick together. That’s why we’ve been left with no alternative."
