Chelsea and Man City transfer target Mohamed Ihattaren given final warning by PSV over ‘unacceptable’ attitude
CHELSEA and Manchester City transfer target Mohamed Ihattaren is on his last chance at PSV Eindhoven due to "totally unacceptable" behaviour.
Ihattaren is one of the world's most exciting young talents following a string of impressive displays for PSV, which landed him in the Guardian’s top 60 Next Generation talents list in 2019.
But manager Roger Schmidt is not pleased with the overconfident attacking midfielder's attitude and warned him that he will be forced to drop him unless he falls in line.
Schmidt said: "It was totally unacceptable.
“It was impossible for me to include him in the group. Today he was able to see what is needed at his position.
"If he works as hard as Mario Gotze, Ryan Thomas, Mauro Junior, Cody Gakpo or Noni Madueke, things can work out. If not, it has no chance.
FREE BETS: GET OVER £2,000 IN SIGN UP OFFERS HERE
"It’s not a one-way street. Of course you have to support and help someone, but from the other side something also has to come back.
"Ultimately, it is always the same in life: you cannot change people, people can only change themselves.
“We tried to change him. It’s up to him now. It is also not always easy for young players. Hype quickly develops around them.
"Everyone is looking for these types of players. Everything is still possible, but we now have to change the style of aid.”
Most read in Football
Ihattaren earned senior call-up at PSV in 2019 and has since made a whopping 70 appearances despite his young age of 19.
But reports suggest the £20million-rated wonderkid has always been too sure of himself and that appears to have landed him on hot water.
But that hasn't stopped Chelsea and Man City from keeping tabs on the Netherlands under-19 ace, who can operate on the right wing or as a central midfielder.
Ihattaren, who has clocked up 25 appearances across all competitions this season, is also reportedly being monitored by Inter Milan as well as PSV's rivals Ajax.
⚽ Read our Football live blog for the very latest news from around the grounds