Musa Barrow left Bologna in September 2023, chasing a golden salary that he probably wouldn’t have had easily in Italy. Because now he earns 2.5 million. Precisely because of the choice, more economic than professional, a storm had broken out which had involved him, as well as Thiago Motta.
A back-and-forth that took place at open microphones, with the coach denying the Gambian’s possible transfer. “Musa didn’t participate in training because he didn’t want to. The day before yesterday he was supposed to train but he preferred otherwise. We have to resolve this thing because he’s a boy who will be part of the group and to get back he’ll have to make a great effort as his teammates team are doing well. Barrow has responsibilities and he must take them. He stays with us, there is no possibility of him going to Saudi by September 7th.”
Instead, Barrow will then go to Saudi Arabia, leaving Zirkzee Thiago Motta without deputy. “The club understood my discomfort in continuing my adventure at Bologna, in particular with this coach. I can’t stay in a place where I no longer feel the right motivations. I always take my responsibilities, and it is for this reason that it is better for everyone that I say goodbye to Bologna, and also to Italy, which welcomed me for many years.” It didn’t go so bad for Bologna who still found a qualification in the Champions League, even without him. Musa Barrow turns 26 today.