Ronald Koeman: Any Player Who Wants To Misbehave Will Be In The Stands Indefinitely

Victor Wanyama and Sadio Mane have been warned to conduct themselves or they are heading for the stands.

Southampton manager Ronald Koeman has told his want away duo they have no chance of leaving St Mary’s.

Ronald Koeman

Manchester United and Chelsea target Mane was dropped to the bench for the trip to Norwich last week after he was late for a team meeting hosted by chairman Ralph Krueger.

Arsenal target Wanyama is still in his manager’s bad books following a transfer request last summer and a needless red card in the defeat at Carrow Road.

Boss Ronald Koeman said: “It is too easy to mention after the mistake of Sadio or Victor’s second yellow that the players are showing that they want to move.

“If there is any player thinking that his behaviour is not good that makes it more easier for the player to leave then I put the player in the stands until the end of the contract.

“That is not the way you do your job as a footballer. But they like to be here and they are happy.”

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Saints host Crystal Palace in the FA Cup tomorrow and Koeman said: “Sadio made his excuse to everybody for his mistake and that’s now behind. Now it is internal discussion about how we handle this kind of situation. He will start on Saturday no problem.

“Mane isn’t in a different situation than he was last week. He is a player of Southampton, he likes to play for Southampton and he isn’t for sale.

“Victor’s future is the same, it is no different than it was. He did a stupid fault and he knows that and he’s apologised.

“Les Reed is trying to have an arrangement with his agent to speak about the future after the next 18 months.

“He’s not for sale. We need the good players. We need a good Wanyama and we need a good Mane because with both players we have more opportunity to win games.”