Poyet suspended by Bordeaux after outburst against board

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Having branded the board "a disgrace" for selling Gaetan Laborde, Gustavo Poyet has been suspended as head coach of Bordeaux.

Gustavo Poyet has been suspended by Bordeaux following an outburst against the club's board over the sale Gaetan Laborde.

The Uruguayan was infuriated by the decision to sell Laborde to Montpellier for a reported €5million fee, apparently without his consent.

Poyet branded the transfer "a disgrace" and suggested he could step down as coach, despite having secured a place in the Europa League play-off round with a 5-2 aggregate win over Mariupol.

"Gustavo Poyet went overboard yesterday, so we decided to lay him off this morning," he told a news conference.

It was reported Bordeaux players initially refused to train on Friday as a protest against Poyet's exit, although they eventually started the session.