ADRIEN RABIOT has gone on strike at Juventus over having his wages slashed by £7million, according to reports.
The Frenchman is believed to be furious at having a quarter of his £28million salary cut amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The Frenchman has made only 11 league starts for Juve this termCredit: Getty Images – Getty
Rabiot is represented by his mother VeroniqueCredit: Icon Sport – Getty
He is one of a number of Juve stars that returned to their home countries to self-isolate as the world battles Covid-19.
But with the Serie A champions now having been given the all-clear to use their training facilities again, Rabiot and Co have been ordered to come back to Turin.
They are particularly eager for players to arrive as soon as possible, given that they will have to spend a further 14 days in quarantine upon their return to Italy.
Cristiano Ronaldo is among those overseas players to have recently returned and is in isolation at his Turin home.
But according to La Stampa, Rabiot, 25, has defied his club’s demands on the advice of his mother and agent Veronique.
Players agreed a four-month wage deferral back in March, but Rabiot is still understood to be fuming at the situation.
And it’s not the first time that Adrien and Veronique have caused controversy.
The France international has previously sparked outrage both with former club Paris Saint-Germain and his country.
Having missed out on Didier Deschamps final 23-man squad for the 2018 World Cup, Rabiot refused to take his place on the list of back-ups.
And having decided to run down his contract at Parc des Princes, he stirred anger by skipping the club’s mid-season training camp in Doha and was even being spotted partying at a Paris nightclub on the night that they were knocked out of the Champions League by Manchester United.
Having not made a single appearance for Thomas Tuchel’s side after December 5, 2018, he eventually got his move – shunning apparent Red Devils interest to sign for Juventus.
But things haven’t gone swimmingly there either, with Maurizio Sarri having handed the undoubtedly talented midfielder only 11 starts in Serie A – although he had begun nine of their last 11 matches prior to lockdown.
Midfielder Adrien Rabiot arrives in Turin after transferring from PSG to Juventus
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