Plymouth have accepted a bid for Morgan Whittaker days after supervisor Miron Muslic claimed he ‘didn’t present up’.
Whittaker’s absence from the beginning XI of the 5-0 house defeat to Burnley raised additional hypothesis over his future at the Pilgrims.
Strategies Whittaker wasn’t match sufficient to play in opposition to Burnley have been denied by MuslicGetty
talkSPORT understands that Burnley and Hull Metropolis have seen bids rejected for the winger, with Plymouth wanting a membership report payment for the star.
Now they’ve accepted a £6million supply from Middlesbrough, plus add-ons.
Whittaker has scored 33 objectives in 103 appearances for Plymouth since his £1million plus add-ons transfer from Swansea Metropolis in 2023, which made him their report signing.
Nevertheless, head coach Muslic has revealed that the winger was in his plans to play in opposition to Burnley however Whittaker determined to not play.
“We need players who really want to play for Argyle so we can always come to them when we need players, who are ready to give everything,” he mentioned after the defeat.
“I know he’s a target and linked with transfers,” he added, earlier than saying: “He was accessible at present, he was within the choice and he wasn’t there.
“So, it’s what I said again, we need to change this mentality, we need to change the locker room, we need to get characters inside with the desire to face this challenge and to give it all, that’s our only way and our only chance.”
Muslic then elaborated: “He was within the choice, and that’s every part I’ve to say.
“Morgan is an Argyle participant below contract right here so long as no one has paid the cash we as an organisation demand, to pay his worth.
“He’s an Argyle participant and he has obligations and obligations to Argyle and like I mentioned, that’s one of many the reason why Argyle is struggling for the final months.
Plymouth had been thrashed at house and are nonetheless within the relegation zoneGetty
“Morgan didn’t show up, he was in the selection,” Muslic insisted, earlier than including: “We had a game today, he was in the selection, he wasn’t there, and that’s everything I have to say on Morgan.”
Nevertheless, sources near Whittaker insist his absence was as a consequence of a useless leg.
At House Park, a Whittaker-less Plymouth suffered a heavy defeat of their newest Championship outing and had been 5 objectives down by half-time.
Promotion-chasing Burnley scored their first objective of the night on 11 minutes by Zian Flemming.
He netted his second shortly after the half-hour mark earlier than Josh Laurent netted two objectives for himself on the method to half-time.
Josh Cullen scored the ultimate objective of the match with a strike in first-half stoppage-time.
Plymouth have suffered a fifteenth Championship defeat of the season and stay backside of the desk on 21 factors and 6 behind security.
Muslic criticised Whittaker for not exhibiting upGetty
Portsmouth have added extra stress on the Pilgrims with a 3-1 win over Stoke Metropolis to take them as much as 18th with a recreation in hand.
Plymouth’s final Championship win got here on November 5 after they beat Pompey 2-1.
They’ve confronted a 14-game winless run within the league since then, with their FA Cup win over Brentford their solely latest triumph.
Throughout that point Muslic changed Wayne Rooney as head coach.
Muslic’s aspect return to motion on Saturday with a troublesome journey to Sunderland, who sit fourth within the desk and had been closely linked with the 42-year-old supervisor final summer time.