English star and Chelsea target Jonathan Rowe sent off after furious bust-up with two opponents in pre-season friendly

SportFootballSerie A ENGLISH Bologna star Jonathan Rowe lost his head and scrapped with two players during a pre-season friendly. The winger, who has reportedly been targeted by Chelsea, was shown a straight red card and had to be dragged away from the scene by team-mates. Jonathan Rowe shoved Stefano Russo to the ground after a stiff challengeCredit: Refer to source The referee’s red card was out of his pocket even before Rowe’s second confrontationCredit: Refer to source Rowe, 23, erupted after taking a painful knock from Arminia Bielefeld midfielder Stefano Russo. Russo went steaming in and caught Rowe in the face with a full-blooded barge. Sign up for the Football newsletter Thank you! Rowe went down clutching his face before springing back up just as quickly, sprinting over to Russo and shoving him to the ground. The referee had already shown his red card by the time Rowe squared up with Henri Koudossou, who had taken issue with the attack on Russo. The pair exchanged pushes in front of the ref before Bologna stars stepped in to take Rowe away. It was a surreal scene in a so-called ‘friendly’, with a furious Rowe spitting on the floor and undoing his hand wraps while storming off. Arminia were already 3-0 up by the time the chaos kicked off in the 40th minute. And they went on to win 4-0, despite the fact they play in Germany‘s second tier and Bologna were not far off securing European football last campaign. Most read in Sport WORLD CUP 2026 FREE BETS AND SIGN UP OFFERS Rowe joined the Italian side in a £16.8million deal last summer after a season-long stint at Marseille. He made his senior breakthrough with Norwich, playing 13 times for them in the Premier League and enjoying a 12-goal Championship campaign in 2023/24. Reports in Italy claim that Chelsea have been in touch with Rowe’s camp this summer. Stamford Bridge bosses were impressed as he racked up eight goals in all competitions last term, including four in the Europa League. Comment now