Valeri Dropped In Contract Row

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EUROROOS WRAP: Socceroo Carl Valeri missed his Italian Serie B club Grosseto's 2-2 draw with Cesena due to a contractual issue which could escalate further.

The 25-year-old Australian, who comes out of contract at the end of the season, was left at home and did not make the trip to Cesena for Saturday's match.

Grosseto sporting director Andrea Iaconi clarified the situation in a press conference stating, "At the moment, on the renewal of the contract, the parties are distant."

Valeri has been linked with several Serie A clubs in the past, most recently Catania and Chievo Verona during the Italian summer, and with his contract expiring soon it is understood Grosseto don't want him to leave on a free transfer.

Iaconi added, "As a club we prefer offloading players that we own. But it is clear that the door remains open and we hope to achieve an agreement as soon as possible with Valeri."

Elsewhere in Europe overnight, Dario Vidosic was a 58th minute substitute as FC Nurnberg slumped to a 3-0 loss at TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. Matthew Spiranovic wasn't involved for the Bavarians.

In Scotland's Premier League, Danny Invincibile made an appearance as an 85th minute substitute as Kilmarnock claimed a much-needed 2-1 victory over newly promoted St Johnstone.

In the Scottish second tier, Ryan McGowan played a full game for Ayr United as they were smashed 5-1 by Inverness Caledonian Thistle, while Erik Paartalu put in a full shift for Morton as they lost 3-1 at Dunfermline and Simon Storey also played 90 minutes in Airdrie's 3-0 loss at Partick Thistle.

In Denmark's Superliga, Aussie goalkeeper Nathan Coe dropped down the pecking order with Kevin Stuhr-Ellegaard returning for Randers as they drew 1-1 with OB Odense.

In Romania's Liga I, Joshua Rose, Josh Mitchell and Spase Dilevski all played full games for Universitatea Craiova as they lost 2-1 at home to FC Vaslui.

In Croatia's Prva HNL, Josip Skoko's Hajduk Split lost again going down 1-0 to NK Karlovac, while Daniel Georgievski's NK Medimurje defeated NK Zagreb 4-2.
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