Bad-boy Diego set for exit

Brazil midfielder Diego is unlikely to play for Wolfsburg again having stormed out on his team before a crucial relegation battle, according to reports yesterday.

The 26-year-old is currently on holiday, but is likely to find himself out in the cold should he return for training on June 23 with Wolves coach Felix Magath far from happy with the player’s behaviour.

According to a report in German daily Bild, Magath met with Wolfsburg chairman of the board Francisco Javier Garcia Sanz late Monday to discuss the future of their bad-boy star, who is under contract until 2014.

Wolfsburg are reported to either want to transfer the midfielder for at least €10 million or banish him to the club’s second team to play fourth division football.

“If a club wants to sign Diego, they need to get in touch with us,” Magath told Bild with the Brazilian set to be hit with a hefty fine.

But Magath has insisted nothing concrete will be decided until the club speaks to the player.

Last Saturday, Diego stormed out of the pre-match team meeting after being told he had been left out of the starting line-up for their 3-1 win at Hoffenheim, which meant Wolfsburg stay in the Bundesliga.