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Donki
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I probably think Brugge were asking us for to much. We are one of the few clubs who probably can afford to over pay, I can also see the reasons for him going to Brentford to be fair when all our players out back we have currently 3-4 players for his role. I’m not saying we have the same pressure on our players as United or City, but there is pressure. Just look at the criticism Johnson has got for what is basically a handful of games when we have to relied apon him to do a job and hes 4 or so years older.
Ghost Hardware
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There is also the chance that the issues aren’t as severe as are being made out in the press and it’s being deliberately leaked by Brentford who are exaggerating the issues in order to drive the price down. Ether way agree it’s not great for the reasons you state.
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Agree, but I'm not sure if there's much of an alternative.
We were very excited about this potential signing and I've no doubt Brentford fans were too. For him to go for a medical then the club not sign him, it's pretty clear something is wrong.
It's then either we get the truth or the rumour mill goes into overdrive.
The Scarecrow
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That's awful news, but I guess clubs are more strict with their medicals when they're potentially spending a lot of money on an 18 year old. Especially in the days of FFP, when you're fucked if you don't get a return on your investment.
could just say failed the medical rather than detail he has floaty bits in his knees which curtails his career.
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Which starts the rumour mill.
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If we were in Brentford's shoes would the vast majority be wanting the transfer cancelled or take him on reduced fee etc?
worcestersauce
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Cancelled, the Premier league is brutal and you can't take the chance.
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THANK YOU! One hundred percent agree: I lost count on how many times Werner started a run perfectly and the through pass was so obvious there to be made. And, I would like to add; the difference between Werner and Johnson in this respect is quite monumental, with the latter not even close to a fraction of the amount of runs and invitations made.
Kulu had the off day of the season so far (not easy to play against the beste DM in the world though), and the team as a whole were a bit out of tune going forward tbh. The few through passes made in space behind Man City´s lines were well wide off the mark.
I can´t wait to see what a fully fit and match sharp Maddison can orchestrate with Werner (also with increased match sharpness); against any side without Rodrigo as the DM and someone with Walkers speed and experience on the right hand side we could potentially tear them to shreds on that left side of ours.
Lo Celso too has the qualities lacking last Friday to make use of Werner´s top class movement.
My personal Solomon jury is still out as there have not been enough evidence to really assess if he will be our future forward left side Messiah or a bit of a Meh ...
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The Long Suffering One
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Didn't Fekri took all his media photos with Pool, only for it to fall thru due to a failed medical?
SirHarryHotspur
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Plenty of footballers have failed medicals but still gone on to have succesful careers, surely Bruges must have had an idea he has problems but still trying to get top money.
www.theguardian.com
Which footballers enjoyed stellar careers despite failing medicals? | The Knowledge
Plus: Raith’s wild, late, 10-man comeback at Airdrie; a husband and wife sent off in one match; and more
www.theguardian.com
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knowlespurs
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Or he could just have a bad back
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Why would they force the price down if they already agreed it? Medical is the final step in the process.
Ghost Hardware
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His back issues have been mentioned several times at the beginning of the thread by myself and others. It’s a known issue that the club would have been very aware of after tracking him for as long as we supposedly have, he missed 8 games in total due to it this season. The knee however hasn’t been mentioned by anyone and is new info. I very much doubt we back off because of his injury issues without doing a medical.
