Mateta grateful to AC Milan for failed medical: 'More serious than I had been told' by Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace star Mateta revisits failed Milan move: "I thank them for their foresight"

By: Oliver Fisher 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.Negotiations between Milan and Crystal Palace were progressing quickly,…

Mateta: "Milan? No regrets. If I hadn’t undergone those medical tests..."

Jean-Philippe Mateta gave an interview to Canal+ Foot, in which he also spoke about his failed move to Milan, which collapsed after a knee injury was detected during his medical examination. Here is what he had to say. Mateta recalls Milan medical: "I was undergoing my medical and, all of a sudden, everything stopped. In fact, my knee injury was more serious than I had been told. When they explained it to me, a thousand thoughts went through my …

Mateta grateful to AC Milan for failed medical: 'More serious than I had been told' by Crystal Palace

Jean-Philippe Mateta thanked Milan for his failed medical, because the knee injury was ‘more serious than I had been told’ by Crystal Palace. ‘Luckily, they found out exactly what was wrong.’The striker had at first seemed upset and disappointed that his January transfer to the Rossoneri collapsed when the €35m deal had been agreed.Looking back, he now considers it a crucial turning point in his career, and is grateful that the Italian club doct…