DIEGO SIMEONE worked Atletico Madrid star Bernard Mensah so hard on his first day he was sick all over the training pitch.
The La Liga boss – famed for his high-intensity playing style – got his side back to work on Thursday and put them through their paces.
And 21-year-old new boy, Mensah, could not handle the pace as he hurled up his breakfast in front of the cameras.
The midfielder was big-money transfer news when he was linked with Manchester United last summer but eventually signed for Simeone’s side from Vitoria Guimaraes for around £8million.
But he was instantly loaned out to Getafe where he played just 53 minutes in eight cameo sub appearances.
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The goalscoring midfielder chucked his guts up on the touchline after being helped away from the training session by an Atleti physio.
And an unlucky groundsman was soon on the scene to hose down the spew-soaked area.
Luckily Simeone had 22 other players to work with, including new recruits Santos Borre and Diogo Jota.
The puke-inducing work-out at the Wanda Training Complex started with stretching and running drills.
After such a disappointing loan spell last season, Mensah – already nicknamed the African Pearl for his skill – was linked with a cut-price return to previous Portuguese side Guimaraes.
And he has not given himself the best chance of impressing hard-nut coach ‘El Cholo’ by chundering all over his training camp.
Former Liverpool and Chelsea striker Fernando Torres had not seen so much sick since he last walked through London on a Saturday night.
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