Poyet suspended after criticism of Bordeaux chiefs

The remarkable rant came during Thursday's post-match press conference after the French side reached the Europa League play-off round with a 5-2 aggregate win over Mariupol.

The Uruguayan had already seen star man Malcom leave the club for Barcelona this summer and was left seething after Gaetan Laborde was sold to Ligue 1 rivals Montpellier without his permission.

"I'm not happy, it's my worst day at this club," he raged.

"What the club did today with Gaetan Laborde is a disgrace, I asked the club not to let him leave until we bring in a player. But they didn't recruit and they have allowed Laborde to leave."

 

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"When we arrived at the hotel for today's match, Laborde wasn't there. We called him and he was in Montpellier. Nobody told me," Poyet added.

"I will make a decision. I don't know if this will be the end for me [at Bordeaux]."

After his threat to quit, the decision now appears to have been taken out of the former Sundeland manager's hands after the Ligue 1 side suspended him for a week.

Talks will be held in a week's time to determine whether there is a future for Poyet at the club or not.