Keita Balde’s future at Lazio has been thrown into doubt after the pacey forward hit out at the treatment he has received by the club.
The 21-year-old has reportedly handed in a transfer request and has not shown up for pre-season training.
Keita, who came through the Barcelona youth academy before later joining Lazio in 2011, has now taken to Twitter to defend his case and put all the blame on the club.
“Lazio friends, I have decided, in agreement with the club, to postpone my departure for the pre-season training camp,” Keita wrote, via Football Italia.
“I love and respect this shirt, but I can no longer accept the way they’re treating me. Things have been promised but never delivered, postponed deadlines, changed programmes.”
“I’ve spoken several times with the President [Claudio Lotito] and the [sporting] director [Igli Tare], I’ve given my point of view by no-one cares.”
Of players to have scored at least five goals in the last two Serie A campaigns Keita has the worst conversion rate (5.1%).
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