Sunderland Manager Jack Ross has thrown his weight behind Didier Ndong’s sacking for the sake of preserving the club’s culture.
The £13 million record signing failed to show up at the Stadium of Light for four months and on his return provided ’no reason’ for his absence and saw his contract terminated.
Despite being short of transfer fund, the boss is pleased with the decision by the board to avoid a repeat of such behaviour in their ranks.
“To try and develop a culture in your club, and I know culture is used as a kind of buzzword in football nowadays, but it's relative in all walks of life and it's not an easy thing to do.