ST JOHNSTONE defender Richard Foster has been frozen out of McDiarmid Park.
The former Aberdeen, Rangers, Bristol City and Ross County full-back was posted missing from Tommy Wright’s squad which twice fought back to claim a point against Hibs.
It’s understood that Foster’s three-year Perth career is hanging in the balance after an angry training ground bust-up.
Foster, 34, is believed to have reacted furiously to Wright during a session last week – triggering the club’s disciplinary procedure.
Now the Saints vice-captain, who has clocked-up more than a century of starts under Wright, could be on the hunt for a new club.
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It’s not the first time Foster has found himself in hot water at McDiarmid.
He was fined four weeks' wages in 2017 after a high profile scrap on the pitch at Hamilton with teammate Danny Swanson.
Both players, who were red carded, accepted their punishment for bringing the club into disrepute and were given a reprieve.
But after this latest incident Foster – who is contracted through to next summer – looks set to be on his way out of Perth before the transfer window closes next week.
St Johnstone have declined to comment.
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