Chelsea striker David Datro Fofana has been suspended by loan club Union Berlin after refusing to shake hands with coach Urs Fischer following a substitution this week.
That’s according to Berlin Kurier, who say the on-loan Chelsea striker has been suspended for a week after the incident.
The newspaper explains that Fofana ‘refused to shake hands’ with his coach after he was substituted in the loss to Napoli in the Champions League this week.
That moment of ‘frustration’ for the striker, who has endured a difficult time since joining the Bundesliga club on loan from Chelsea in the summer, led to plenty of criticism and various comments from Union that it would have to be dealt with.
He will only be allowed to train individually until Wednesday and won’t be a part of the squad for the games against Werder Bremen and VfB Stuttgart.
“I hope that the boy learns from situations like this,” Fischer is reported to have said on the matter, with Union clearly hoping the suspension draws a line under the matter.
The incident is the latest in what is proving to be a difficult loan spell for the Chelsea man, who started brightly in pre-season but has since struggled to make an impact as Union continue to struggle.
Indeed, it’s been reported in Germany that personal problems behind the scenes have caused issues on the pitch, where he’s fell into a ‘performance hole’.
Chelsea will surely be looking at the situation closely and if things continue as they are, a decision may need to be made.
