I don't know where people are pulling the missed games due to injury from but here are the facts, taken from transfermarkt.co.uk
2015/16 - Cruciate Ligament Rupture - Sep 7, 2015 to Apr 7, 2016 - 213 days - 39 games missed.
2016/17 - Knee Injury - Aug 28, 2016 to Sep 20, 2016 - 23 days - 3 games missed.
2017/18 - Knee Contusion - Feb 26, 2018 to Apr 2, 2018 - 35 days - 7 games missed.
From my understanding of what i have read a deal was done in principle pending the result of the medical. The medical team obviously noticed something problematic or potentially problematic and we tried to restructure the deal based on this observation. This then lead to us pulling out of the deal and Lyon saying they had pulled the plug.
I have absolutely no issue at all with us pulling out of the deal if there were possible or probable concerns regarding the longevity of his knee, all injuries were to his right knee. With his most recent injury coming in the last month it is definitely possible that the bruise hasn't fully healed which is why the medical team were unable to commit to declaring him fully fit.
This is what makes me think the deal is not dead. A bruise can take 2 to 4 months to heal fully and it is possible that we reassess him in a month and go ahead. If we lose him then so be it, i fully back the medical team on this and commend them on bringing this issue to the table, it was obviously of high concern as it completely stopped the transfer.
I would rather wait and see what happens than become impatient and end up with another Daniel Sturridge.
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