Definitely Maybe
Striker
Read the interview he did recently where he talked about his downfall. Think the gist of it was the he won the league with Leicester, won England caps and got a big money move to Chelsea which went to his head. Then after his first year Sarri pulled him in with an hour to go before the deadline and told him he had no future and had a deal lined up with a foreign club but he'd just had a kid on London and didn't want to go abroad. He was completely bombed out, training with the U23s with a load of money and time on his hands so went out drinking all the time but soon got bored of the lifestyle, got depressed and did bad things (crashed his car drink driving, got chinned while out on the drink on loan at Burnley and had a fight with a team mate on loan at Villa).
Said he'd thought he'd sorted his head out and wanted to knuckle down at Reading and thought he could flip a switch and he back to his best but his body wasn't doing what he wanted it to do which frustrated him but he found some form towards the end.
Seemed to take a lot of responsibility for his career going down the pan and doing wrong whilst acknowledging the trigger was the way he'd been treated by Sarri.
Still, it's a no for me - too much baggage, questionable attitude and drink/fitness problems. He could well have a lot to offer still but it's exactly the type of player we're looking to avoid under Speakman.
Said he'd thought he'd sorted his head out and wanted to knuckle down at Reading and thought he could flip a switch and he back to his best but his body wasn't doing what he wanted it to do which frustrated him but he found some form towards the end.
Seemed to take a lot of responsibility for his career going down the pan and doing wrong whilst acknowledging the trigger was the way he'd been treated by Sarri.
Still, it's a no for me - too much baggage, questionable attitude and drink/fitness problems. He could well have a lot to offer still but it's exactly the type of player we're looking to avoid under Speakman.