Jean-Philippe Mateta has thanked the AC Milan medical staff for identifying the issue that led to his proposed move collapsing.
Back in January, Mateta was very close to becoming a new Milan player. The Rossoneri were searching for a centre-forward and were pressing for the Frenchman, who had already been considered during the previous summer transfer window.
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Negotiations between Milan and Crystal Palace were progressing quickly, to the point that Mateta underwent a medical with the Rossoneri. However, it was the medical staff that had concerns about Mateta’s knee condition.
In-depth tests conducted by Dr. Mazzoni found an issue that caused the club to pull the plug on the deal entirely. Mateta spoke about it in an interview with Canal Plus, in which he expressed a sense of gratitude.
“The deal fell through because of my medical examination. My knee was more serious than they told me. It’s not something I easily process, I didn’t think the situation was so serious,” he said (via MilanVibes).
“I don’t regret anything, because if I hadn’t had that medical examination, I would have had this knee problem with me. Luckily, I had the examination and found out exactly what my condition was. I thank them for their foresight.”
And then he went to the WC as Mbappe’s alternate. What a missed opportunity.
No, he has surgery after the Milan medical. Thats the only reason he was able to still play and make the world cup. Had milan bought him, it would have been a disaster to deal with an injured player that needs surgery.
Making one appearance for five minutes? LOL
I guess being called up by Deschamps to join the 25 best French players in the world cup means that you can’t be that bad of a player, hm?
His quality wasn’t the issue seven months ago.
Look at what I replied to
You are right, my bad.
I guess having a medical with Milan have saved players careers and lives.
At the same time Aly Cissokho is apparently still playing at 38 and has had very little injury problems over the last 17 years since he got flagged by Milan during a medical.
Cissokho went on to be a terrible player, and didn’t get sent off like 5 times in a season? This isn’t the same though. This guy truly needed a medical intervention.
so he fix his tooth after Milan med check-up?
then continue playing & become 1 of fullback that Messi & CR7 never beat
Galiani confessed in his autobiography that that was just a pretext as they were looking for a legitimate way to bail so late in a deal.