Rennes winger Sylvain Marveaux has failed his medical at Liverpool, according to football.fr. The Frenchman was understood to have arrived on Merseyside today to complete his medical before putting pen to paper, but his dream of a move to Anfield now appears to be in tatters.
Marveaux, out of contract at Rennes, hasn’t played at all since suffering a serious groin injury against Brest in November and it is understood that the injury, one of many in his career already, is the cause of concern. The winger was set to sign a contract rumoured to be worth £60,000 per week, but will now be forced to look elsewhere for his footballing future.
He has had groin problems in the past, suffering a serious injury in August 2008, but some superb performances in the 2009-10 season put him on the radar of a number of clubs around Europe. The Reds have been linked with a move for Marveaux since he was spotted at Anfield during the defeat against Wolves in December, but the long standing courtship between the two parties seems now to be over.
The news is likely to be a bigger blow to Marveaux than it is to Liverpool. He never looked like a linchpin of the Reds’ summer rebuilding, more a move to increase the strength in depth of the squad. One must wonder where Marveaux turns next, however, as he looks for someone to take a gamble on his future fitness.
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