[johnnyg]

That doesn't sound good at all. Let's hope it gets sorted i think he's a key player for us. He is better than Bartley.

He is not better than Bartley this season

[lewisant]

He is not better than Bartley this season

Correct, Bartley is in form and hard to drop at the moment but i think overall Hegazi is a better player. That's not me saying Bartley is bad or anything.

[geoff]

In the In Game thread, Geoff suggested he’d had a nock

I did, but ive since read somethink happened at the training groung & him not being in the squad was due to a disciplinary matter after asking if a bid had come in for him. reading between the lines he could have kicked off (verbally i mean).

[alex1]

Must say O'Shea did well as a replacement for Bartley today. Got some good interceptions in and confident with his passing. 

[costa blanca baggie]

I did, but ive since read somethink happened at the training groung & him not being in the squad was due to a disciplinary matter after asking if a bid had come in for him. reading between the lines he could have kicked off (verbally i mean).

Maybe he’s pee’d off about Slavin nicking his cap for the Blues game.

[Foster#1]

Was a £125 hat...

[Standaman]

Firstly this is disappointing in that it is the first instance of ill-discipline that we have seen since Bilic arrived and while there are about 5 players in the squad who are getting very little game time Hegazi being one of them and they all must be frustrated. However Hegazi kicked off which is not what you want to see.

Secondly a bid of around £2m for a player with a £10m release clause might be described as derisory but on the little I've seen of him this season anyone paying more would be a fool. Bartley on current form is the better player and if I had to lose one I would chose Hegazi.

Thirdly well done Bilic for not indulging the senior player kicking him into the stands and giving the shirt to O'Shea who on the evidence of yesterday will be a decent replacement if Bartley is out for a few games.

It will be interesting to see how this develops. 

[The Black Pearl]

When Hegazi has been given opportunities, he has been quite poor this season.

[overseas baggie]

Firstly this is disappointing in that it is the first instance of ill-discipline that we have seen since Bilic arrived and while there are about 5 players in the squad who are getting very little game time Hegazi being one of them and they all must be frustrated. However Hegazi kicked off which is not what you want to see.

Secondly a bid of around £2m for a player with a £10m release clause might be described as derisory but on the little I've seen of him this season anyone paying more would be a fool. Bartley on current form is the better player and if I had to lose one I would chose Hegazi.

Thirdly well done Bilic for not indulging the senior player kicking him into the stands and giving the shirt to O'Shea who on the evidence of yesterday will be a decent replacement if Bartley is out for a few games.

It will be interesting to see how this develops.

“On the little I’ve seen of him this season”

Remind me - how many minutes has he played?  Hardly at all. Has he actually even started a game? 

He’s been very unfortunate to get injured and lose his place to two players who have been outstanding. Of course he’s disappointed.  However if he’s to be allowed to leave then we should not be giving his away for a fraction of what he’s worth.  He’s 28 and anything less than £6m/£7m with 3 years left on his contract would be a steal.

[Atomic]

I am one of Hegazi's biggest fans I think he is superb. However given our league position it's hardly surprising that Slaven didn't bring him back into the starting line up. I totally understand that and Hegazi needs to be professional enough to understand that as well and to respect it.

It's hard to say much more given we don't really know what's happened. Until we know a bit more it's hard to give a reasoned view. We can all speculate but all we know so far is there was an incident at the training ground and we have reportedly rejected a bid for him.

Does he want to go?
Did that news lead to him having a go at Slav for not picking him?
Did it lead to an argument about something else that we've not heard about?
Did it cause an argument between players?
Did he refuse to be substitute yesterday?

Who knows?

Need more to come to light.

[TheJacko2000]

It's a bigger picture issue for me. Who would I want at centre back in the PL? It's definitely not Kyle Bartley.


Presuming this is a minor issue, let's hope it's now been dealt with and Hegazi plays on Thursday.

[overseas baggie]

I am one of Hegazi's biggest fans I think he is superb. However given our league position it's hardly surprising that Slaven didn't bring him back into the starting line up. I totally understand that and Hegazi needs to be professional enough to understand that as well and to respect it.

It's hard to say much more given we don't really know what's happened. Until we know a bit more it's hard to give a reasoned view. We can all speculate but all we know so far is there was an incident at the training ground and we have reportedly rejected a bid for him.

Does he want to go?
Did that news lead to him having a go at Slav for not picking him?
Did it lead to an argument about something else that we've not heard about?
Did it cause an argument between players?
Did he refuse to be substitute yesterday?

Who knows?

Need more to come to light.

Have seen some rumours of a training ground fight with HRK.

[Atomic]

Have seen some rumours of a training ground fight with HRK.

Can you expand on that at all mate?

[baggies_24]

The acid test will be what his attitude to what’s happened and whether he’s in the team Thursday, we all have bad days you never know he might have had a barny with his mrs that morning, sat in traffic on the M5 for 90 minutes and somethings happened and he’s gone off. There’s no way I’d accept anything under £7 mill for him the guy was arguably the best cb in the league last season.

[overseas baggie]

Can you expand on that at all mate?

It was on a Twitter thread which I’m now struggling to find.  Someone at yesterday’s game said they’d been told that’s what it was about - nothing to do with the transfer bid.

[Albionic]

My money would be on the eygptian, got the reach and The Egyptians are a tough bunch, whereas the taffs ....

[NathWBA]

"Training ground incident yesterday" according to billic

Could mean numerous things before people jump to conclusions

it could be anything yes, but Bilic did say it was related to the failed transfer bid.

[wbarenno]

When Hegazi has been given opportunities, he has been quite poor this season.

You can count on your one hand how many opportunities he has had mate so seems abit harsh , on his day he is the best center half at the club

[Albionic]

I would not consider anything less than 10m min

[BigFrank20]

Who's not had an occasional strop at work?
The key is how you react to it afterwards and if you are prepared to apologise if appropriate, and Ill admit to making a few humble pie apologies in my time
Hopefully a storm in a small Christmas sherry and we continue onward and upward as the happy and tight ship we have been all season
Sorry for thew metaphor laden post too     

[wbako]

You can count on your one hand how many opportunities he has had mate so seems abit harsh , on his day he is the best center half at the club

I was going to post similar. He must've only played 100 minutes or so?

Hagazi was one of our stand-out performers last season and this has been forgotten by many. Still a great option at centre back and a better player than Bartley (who I'll admit, has done well this season).

[gazberg]

Hegazi is the best CB at the club if they are all in form and fit to my mind.

[Adder]

Have to hope that this can be sorted out quickly with an apology (presumably from Hegazi). Bilic has experience of episodes that fester on for a while with Payet at West Ham. I guess you could say this is slightly different in that Payet was West Ham's X factor (their Pereira) whereas Hegazi, though a good player, is currently out of the side.

[BalisPen]

Hopefully, this is just the press making a pyramid out of molehill and AH won't walk like an Egyptian.

Need him as back up as he's quality player when up to speed.

If he is sold then it has to be at least £8m.

[mank baggie]

If he wants to go let him go ! We have all seen the other option