“The club lied, I never refused to enter“. Boulaye Dia spoke to L’Equipe about the controversies that have arisen after the match between Salernitana and Udinese: the Senegalese striker was left out of the squad because he didn’t want to enter the pitch. “In the 80th minute the coach asked me to go and warm up”, explained Dia, “I just made a gesture with my head, I didn’t think about going in because I hadn’t warmed up before. He saw me, made me sit down and sent someone else to warm up. Then we talked about it in the locker room, he told me that she had to stay between us but instead he spilled the beans on everything in the press conference. But I have never refused to enter, I also have teammates ready to testify“.
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Salernitana has put Dia out of the squad. He then filed an arbitration request to request confirmation of the sanction already applied and an additional fine to the player. “The club wants 20 million euros in damages, in addition to his salary reduced by 50% until the end of the season“, continued Dia, “I spoke to everyone: coach, president, team, but nothing has changed. The club has submitted a request to the court, we are still in the process phase. We threatened to file a complaint and since then Salernitana has wanted mediation. They wanted to blame me and now they want mediation. I’m under contract and I never wanted this situation. Salernitana gave everything to the press. I spoke to the president, I couldn’t even explain myself, I wasn’t asked for my version of events“.