Failing a medical at Liverpool can be a devastating blow for many gamers however inside a number of weeks ex-Premier League striker Loic Remy had already turned down Arsenal and signed for Chelsea.
Intent on bringing the Frenchman to Anfield, Liverpool triggered a £8.5m launch clause in Remy’s QPR contract in the summertime of 2014.
Remy, who had scored 14 objectives in 27 video games on mortgage at Newcastle United the earlier season, even joined the Liverpool squad on their USA tour however the deal collapsed on account of a failed medical.
On the time, QPR boss Harry Redknapp mentioned it was ‘not attainable’ that ‘very match lad’ Remy had failed his medical.
Curiosity in Remy didn’t wane regardless of the health considerations and Chelsea rapidly swooped for his signature, however not earlier than Arsenal tried to hijack the deal.
Remy says he determined to hitch the Blues as he thought their curiosity was extra real than Arsenal’s and doesn’t remorse the choice regardless of flopping at Stamford Bridge.
Signed for £10.5m in August 2014, Remy solely scored 12 objectives in 47 video games for Chelsea earlier than being despatched on mortgage and in the end launched on the finish of his contract.
Remy did, although, assist Jose Mourinho’s Chelsea win the double in his first season in west London, albeit as a bit-part squad participant that includes behind first-choice striker Diego Costa.
‘Signing for Chelsea was the craziest transfer of my profession, that’s for positive,’ he advised Ladbrokes.
‘I can keep in mind being on vacation, again in my residence nation, on a small island, and my agent gave me a name to inform me that Liverpool wished to signal me.
‘They had been coaching in Boston for pre-season. That was incredible information for me, so I requested him concerning the subsequent steps.
‘My agent advised me what I wanted to do and the place I wanted to go, however on the time, I didn’t have my passport on me, so I couldn’t make it to Boston.
‘On the time, my agent was the identical as Patrice Evra’s – so Patrice’s brother went to Lyon, my hometown, to get my passport, I then travelled all the way in which to Paris, and met Patrice’s brother there, he gave me the passport and I flew straight to Boston.
‘We arrived, me and my agent, and all of it felt like a dream – it was taking place so rapidly. I met all the fellows, began doing my interviews, and had a medical, however one thing was fallacious.
‘I didn’t know what was fallacious, however they mentioned I simply wanted to attend for a few days. At this second, I used to be a Liverpool participant so far as I used to be involved, as a result of I’d executed the interviews, and I nonetheless have an image of myself on my cellphone, holding their scarf!
‘It was a really proud second for me, however two days later I discovered that there was an issue with my medical, and the deal was off – they didn’t need to take the chance, and whereas I used to be so disillusioned, I accepted it and went again to London, prepared to start out coaching with QPR once more.
‘After which, Chelsea known as my agent and mentioned they wished to signal me. They requested if I used to be out there, which I used to be, and so we went to Cobham to do my medical.
‘It’s humorous, as a result of simply earlier than we signed, my agent had a name from Arsenal, who had been asking whether or not I’d signed or not. “No, no, he’s on his technique to signal now. Inform him to not signal – we wish him!”
‘My agent advised me this, and the market was so near closing, and so he gave me the selection between Chelsea and Arsenal.
‘Ultimately, I went with Chelsea as a result of I simply thought that Arsenal ought to have manifested themselves lengthy earlier than the top of the switch window.
‘I used to be already at Cobham, able to signal with Chelsea, had handed my medical, so I made a decision I wasn’t going to alter my thoughts.
‘A mistake, or not? I don’t suppose it was; on the finish of the day, I received titles with Chelsea, however sure, it was a really difficult transfer behind the scenes!’
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