Boulaye Dia was subjected to interest from Wolverhampton Wanderers towards the end of the last window. The Premier League side made an offer of loan with an obligation to buy and that was turned down by Salernitana.
This was confirmed by the Serie A side’s sporting director, Morgan De Sanctis, who was also not pleased with Wolves’ behaviour.
Dia was unhappy with his club’s decision to reject Wolves’ offer and hasn’t featured for them since them.
After the international break, the Senegal international initially refused to return to Salerno as expected and travelled to France, citing personal reasons.
The 26-year-old has returned to the club but won’t be involved when Salernitana face Frosinone later today… due to fitness issues.
That’s according to Sky Italia, who say the Italian club’s decision is also influenced by the ‘intolerance’ shown by Dia after his failed move to Wolves.
The report states there’s been ‘no decisive clarification’ between Dia and his employer, and Salernitana president Danilo Iervolino’s desire is to find a solution for ‘everyone’s serenity’.
Sky Italia say the player is ‘almost withdrawing’ and ‘unmotivated’ in training, and they add there’s a risk the frontman won’t feature for the club until January. This could give Gary O’Neil’s side another opportunity to sign the player in the next window, and perhaps at a lower price.
Serbia forward Nemanja Radonjic has scored either side of halftime for Torino in a 3-0 Serie A win at Salernitana.
The Turin club moved up to seventh place with seven points from their opening four matches.
Alessandro Buongiorno, who took advantage of a scramble in the box to poke the ball past a diving Guillermo Ochoa, put them ahead in the 15th minute at the Stadio Arechi on Monday night.
The hosts started to grow into the match but their momentum was scuppered in the 41st minute, when Radonjic pounced on a loose ball outside the penalty area and smartly placed a shot into the back of the net for 2-0.
Torino maintained their hunger in the early stages of the second half and soon found a third, again thanks to Radonjic who cleverly latched onto a low cross before striking it past Mexican Ochoa.
Paulo Sousa’s side, who remain winless with just two points, are one spot above last-placed Empoli. While high-scoring striker Boulaye Dia has returned to Salernitana following an apparent disagreement with the southern club, he again was left off the squad for the match.
Elsewhere, Bologna and Hellas Verona drew 0-0 to remain ninth and 11th respectively.
