Werder Bremen has decided to suspend midfielder Naby Keita for the remainder of the Bundesliga season.
This was announced on Tuesday by the German club.
The suspension came after the Ghanaian midfielder did not travel with Werder Bremen's squad for the match against Bayern Leverkusen, after the coach had decided to leave him on the bench.
In addition to the suspension, Werder imposed a significant fine on the 29-year-old.
The sports director of Bremen, Clemens Fritz, said that Keita with the action he did placed himself above the club. The club leaders could not tolerate this behavior.
"Naby's behavior cannot be tolerated for us as a club. With this action, he left the team in a tense sporting situation and placed his interests above the team. We cannot allow this. At this stage of the season we need full focus on the remaining games and a team that is very close to each other. Therefore, there was no alternative to our measures," said Fritz.
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Bayern Leverkusen on Sunday defeated Werder Bremen with a deep result, 5:0, and won the title of champion for the first time in history.
Keita moved to Werder Bremen last year from Liverpool as a free agent.
He has played only five matches with Bremen this season. He also had a career with teams like Leipzig and Salzburg.
