Kako prenosi Francuski sportski list L'Equipe, napadač Sochaux-a Modibo Maiga pao je na medicinskim testovima.

Naime, Newcastle United je želeo da angažuje Maiga-u i visina transfera bi iznosila negde oko 6 miliona funti, ali je Maiga pao na medicinskim testovima obavljenim u Londonu.

L'Equipe:

"Whilst the transfer of Maiga to Newcastle seemed all but complete, he has not ultimately joined the Magpies. He has failed his medical.

Sochaux and Newcastle had agreed a transfer fee of just over €7m for the transfer of Maiga, and he was supposed to sign a five and a half year contract next week.

However, the Malian attacker failed the medical examination carried out by the Newcastle medical team in London on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week.

Despite the independent opinion and advice of Professor Jaeger, which contradicted the opinion of the Newcastle medical team, confirming Maiga's full health, the club have decided to stick to the advice of its own doctors, and, after months of negotiations, the transfer has been abandoned.

"I am disappointed at this unexpected turn of events," said the player's agent Karim Aklil. "Modibo is in perfect medical condition, as confirmed by one of the leading independent experts in the field. I am quite surprised, very surprised in fact, at the opinion and medical diagnosis of the Newcastle medical staff. I am convinced that the future will prove us right and that Modibo will prove in his performances that he is one of the best strikers in Ligue 1."

A crisis meeting will be held in the coming days between Sochaux and Maiga in order to resolve and make a decision on his future".

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