Sidney Sam and Kevin-Prince Boateng

[cloggypop]

Both been sacked by Schalke. We were linked with Sam a while back.


By JACK DE MENEZES

Monday 11 May 2015

Kevin-Prince Boateng and Sidney Sam have both been sacked by Schalke following the 2-0 defeat to Koln after the club's sporting director Horst Heidt threatened "consequences" should they fail to win the game.

In a statement released by the club on their official website, it was confirmed that both Boateng and Sam have been released by the club, while Marco Hoger has been suspended until the end of the week.

The statement read: “Schalke sporting director Horst Heldt announced there would be consequences after Sunday’s defeat away to 1 FC Köln and the first action has been taken: Kevin-Prince Boateng and Sidney Sam have been released with immediate effect. Marco Höger is suspended from training and first-team action up to and including Saturday, 16th May.”

Former Tottenham forward Boateng joined the Bundesliga side in 2013 after a three-year spell with AC Milan, but he has been released with immediate effect despite Schalke still having two league games to play this season.

Winger Sam only arrived at the Veltins-Arena last January after leaving Bayer Leverkusen for €2.5m, but despite signing a four-year contract with the club, he has been released.

Schalke sit sixth in the Bundesliga table, and while that doesn’t seem disastrous for the club, their season has fallen well short of expectations. A run of two wins in their last 12 league games as well as Champions League elimination to Real Madrid has seen the club, and despite Borussia Dortmund’s woeful start to the season, they are now just two points behind their German rivals.

Ex-Ghana international Boateng has made 18 Bundesliga appearances this season although he has failed to find the back of the net, while Sam, who has been capped five times by Germany, has started just seven games and has been criticised for his below-par performances since joining from Leverkusen.

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/...ect-after-defeat-at-the-weekend-10241664.html

 

[LeTallecWiz]

There must be a story behind this ... ?

 

[Best Believe It]

Sidney Sam was spending too much time running his private investigation business in the 1920s.

 

[Fabio]

For free I'd be tempted for both. KP on his day is unplayable

 

[Rosco]

I'd be surprised if they were straight up sacked, meaning they are free agents.

That would mean there was either a clause in the contract allowing them to terminate early (why would a player agree?) or else they've paid up the contracts - which seems unlikely

 

[Fabio]

I'd be surprised if they were straight up sacked, meaning they are free agents.

That would mean there was either a clause in the contract allowing them to terminate early (why would a player agree?) or else they've paid up the contracts - which seems unlikely

I've since read "indefinitely suspended"


The fuck is that

 

[Rosco]

The sporting director attempting to place the ire of the club and fans on the two players rather than his decision to sign them both?

 

[Judge Jules]

For free I'd be tempted for both. KP on his day is unplayable

That day doesn't come along nearly often enough though, or didn't when he was at Tottenham.

 

[6TimesaRed]

I can see it now..

We will put a bid in for Benteke, only for Chelsea to scupper that.. We will search high and low for an alternative we will end up with KPB..

Chris Bascombe will lead with the exclusive..

Rodgers will say something like..

KPB understands the project we have here; he’s got a trick in and around the box and he excites supporters,’ said Rodgers.

‘He’s a good guy and he works very hard for the supporters. He drifts well in between the lines and always wants to receive the ball but what I like is that he wants to score goals.

 

[Rosco]

Except he's a midfielder

 

[Hansern]

He has a good game once in a blue moon. I'd stay well clear. Of both.