Jean-Philippe Mateta will determine subsequent week whether or not to have surgical procedure on an ongoing knee situation which quashed his possibilities of becoming a member of AC Milan within the January switch window, Crystal Palace head coach Oliver Glasner has revealed.
The France ahead has been taking part in with a swollen knee for a lot of this season and failed a medical in Italy on Switch Deadline Day, thwarting a transfer which might have seen him be a part of the Serie A giants for a £26m payment.
Glasner was left unsurprised the 28-year-old failed his medical and now a fourth guide, who Mateta beforehand labored with whereas taking part in for Mainz in 2022, will advise on his finest plan of action to be match for France’s World Cup marketing campaign this summer season.
The Palace boss stated: “I mention often that we have to manage his knee, so the most important thing is the player’s welfare. There were no concerns we have taken a higher risk, we have rested him in some games and training sessions.
“It was not an enormous shock that he may fail. He knew it was attainable. Once you play for two-and-a-half months with a swollen knee, it must be managed and everyone knows there is a matter along with his knee.
“He was not happy however once you go to three medical doctors, you get three opinions. That is what we have now proper now.
“We’ve an opinion from an English physician, one from an Italian, one from French and a German one is coming too who he trusts from when he was a Mainz participant.
“We will see another doctor on Monday and then we will sit together and make a final decision. There are two ways to deal with this one – one is to manage it until after the World Cup, he has a dream of playing for France at the World Cup.
“The opposite choice is that he will get surgical procedure. We do not know [which works better for the World Cup]. Surgical procedure may hold him out for 2 months, it might be three months, or it might be six to 9 months.”
Mateta’s move was not the only one to fall apart on Deadline Day with Dwight McNeil’s proposed transfer to Palace collapsing despite the player passing a medical, leaving his partner to say the situation had been “heartbreaking” for his or her household.
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However Glasner provided a direct response when requested whether or not his ahead could also be equally affected by his failed switch.
“He’s under contract here, you have rights and duties. I can’t say it’s raining here and sunny in Austria, I’ll go skiing for three days when we have a game because it might be nicer there. I have duties as well,” he stated.
“If he doesn’t undergo surgery and the knee is okay, he will start training with us and be integrated and have to fight with his position in the club like everybody else.
“He is aware of that however he’s positive with it as a result of JP is a good man. Coping with disappointment takes a couple of days, it is typically finest to not converse with somebody the following day and leaving it a couple of days, however I’ve had a great speak with him and I am fairly positive the whole lot might be positive.”
