Sunderland’s Jack Rodwell questioned by Chris Coleman over desire to play football after rejecting loan move
Midfielder out of favour at Sunderland, with the Black Cats trying desperately to get him off the books
CHRIS COLEMAN has questioned if Jack Rodwell even wants to play football – after the midfielder snubbed a loan move last month.
The Sunderland flop, who earns £70,000-a-week, has been training away from the first team having told boss Coleman he wanted to leave.
The Black Cats then offered to terminate Rodwell’s contract to allow him to go on a free, which the ex-England international rejected.
Rodwell, 26, then insisted in an interview that “it’s not about money, it’s about playing” and said he was available for Sunderland selection.
But Coleman rapped: "I've not yet had a knock on the door to say, 'I am ready, I want to play football'.
“Jack had the chance to go out this window. We said, ‘Yeah’. There was another club. I can't name the club.
“But Jack turned that opportunity down.
“I am not here to motivate this person or that person.
MIT ON Newcastle's Alesksandar Mitrovic joins Fulham on loan
“Whatever you say you are going to do, then back it up. We need all hands to the pump.
"My office is right at the end of the hall, he knows where it is. But my door hasn't been knocked."
