Mainz are ready to offload Gonzalo Jara after
the Chile international made headlines at the
Copa América by appearing to poke Edinson
Cavanis bottom before falling to the floor
theatrically when the Uruguay striker
retaliated.
Television images showed the 29-year-old
defender, who has a contract until 2016,
prodding Cavani during Chiles 1-0 victory in
Santiago on Wednesday. Cavani reacted by
pushing Jara away with the back of his hand
but the Chilean fell to the ground as if he had
been punched. The Brazilian referee showed
Cavani his second yellow card of the game
and sent him off.
He knows that if an offer comes he can go,
the Mainz sports director, Christian Heidel,
told Bild. We do not tolerate that. More than
the prod, however, it is what comes
afterwards that makes me angry. I hate
theatrics more than anything.
Images of the incident spread quickly on
social media and it was the main talking point
from the match, which sent Chile into the last
four of the competition for the first time in 16
years. [The guardian]