VfL Wolfsburg management is furious with AWOL English midfielder Kaylen Hinds.
The former Arsenal midfielder has been missing for 23 days of this preseason, citing a lost passport for reason why he hasn't returned to Germany.
BILD says the process of Hinds securing a replacement is still not underway - and VfL management have had enough.
Wolfsburg chief Jorg Schmadtke declared: "The situation is unsustainable. We will not take things this way and will fine him."
The 20 year-old is due to receive a written warning from Wolfsburg and a five-figure fine.