Betting has been suspended on Jean-Philippe Mateta joining AC Milan after the striker FAILED his medical.
Mateta has been the interest of much interest from clubs across Europe with Nottingham Forest once in pole position.
Betting was suspended with Mateta expected to be announced as a Serie A signing on Monday.
However, breaking news suggests Mateta’s move to AC Milan is now OFF!
Jean-Philippe Mateta To AC Milan OFF
The “Next Club” market for Mateta looked relatively straightforward earlier this week.
A £35million bid arrived from Forest for the striker, who made it clear to Crystal Palace he wanted to leave this window.
However, he had always hoped to play in the Champions League, which played into Milan’s favour.
Forest were the 8/13 favourites days ago, while the Serie A giants drifted out to 7/1.
That was looking like a shrewd bet but now it appears all bets are off with a medical reportedly failed.
Mateta Transfer Exit Off?
This looked a two-horse race for much of the last week and Italian’s AC Milan appeared to have won it.
It is believed both sides made concrete offers just shy of Palace’s asking price and allowed talks to take place between both.
But Milan’s ability to offer Champions league football sealed the deal before a failed medical pulled the plug on the deal.
Nottingham Forest are still a short price in the Premier League relegation odds market.
Oliver Glasner Leaves Mateta Out
Glasner revealed Mateta would not travel with Palace to the City Ground last weekend, saying he was “not in the right place to play”.
“I have to protect the team and protect him,” said Glasner.
Nottingham Forest were held to a 1-1 draw with their rivals.
Glasner is still a short price in the latest Premier League sack race odds.
All odds in this article are subject to change.
