Another former team-mate of his said:
“He could sometimes turn up 30 minutes after the start of a training session, with his jacket & bandana on his head, claiming he was sick and that he could not train, that’s Allan … a very endearing guy who really has talent, but who can also be very annoying in the way he spoils his potential.”

As Vieira said in March: “Allan’s problem, is sadly that he thinks that his talent is enough to go to the very highest level. He needs to understand that he needs to work, to make sacrifices. He needs to suffer. And sadly, he is still yet to understand that.”

Vieira did not manage to get through to him, nor did Lucien Favre, nor did Leonardo Jardim. Will Steve Bruce?