Usain Bolt - down and just about out. Photo / Photosport
The attraction has become a distraction.
Usain Bolt, the eight times Olympic sprint champion, has been shut out of Central Coast Mariners trainings while the club tries to find the money to keep him.
Bolt's flirtation with the A-league was seen by many as a publicity stunt by the Mariners.
But the PR has turned sour since Bolt was left out of their opening match against the Brisbane Roar.
The club now says Bolt will not attend trainings.
A club statement reckoned: "To ensure that there is no distraction to the Hyundai A-League squad in preparing for this weekend's match vs. Melbourne City; Usain Bolt will not attend team training this week, until and if, the Club and Usain Bolt can agree to terms and formalise an arrangement."
