MADRID — Girona coach Míchel on Thursday criticized Croatia goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic for not prioritizing the club and said he will not play for the team again.

Míchel said the reserve goalkeeper refused to play in a recent match and wants to leave the club. He said the goalkeeper was only worried about the World Cup.

“Livakovic is a spectacular person, but he has a timeline with objectives different from Girona’s,” Míchel said. “He needs to play for the World Cup, not for Girona. He told me this himself; he is a sincere person. He told me he didn’t want to be here, that he wanted to play for another team because if he played with Girona, he wouldn’t be able to play for another team.”

Míchel said the 30-year-old Livakovic, who is on loan from Fenerbahce, told him he doesn't want to

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