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Review of the Day
Contracts
Hibernian have confirmed that defender Ryan Porteous has rejected their offer of a new, improved contract following Hibs head coach Lee Johnson saying: “He ain’t signing a new contract. At the end of the day, we’ve offered a fantastic contract, a really big one for the football club and in my eyes a contract that should have been offered two-and-a-half years earlier for a player of that quality. I’ve got no issue with Ryan at all. He turned down the best contact we could offer and therefore is seeking pastures new. I think potentially a January sale would be the best idea if we realise the fee.”
Transfers
VfL Wolfsburg have released veteran German forward Max Kruse. Kruse had fallen out with head coach Niko Kovac and had been kept away from the first team squad since September. Injuries also affected his season but he has agreed to cancel his contract with immediate effect.
16 year old Atletico Madrid starlet Javier Fernandez Gonzalez has signed for Bayern Munich. The teenager will officially join the German champions on 1st January 2023.
Barcelona president Joan Laporta has ruled out making any January signings unless there are “unforeseen circumstances”.
Injury Round Up
Following the release of a new study by Glasgow University which showed that professional footballers are three and a half times more likely to die from brain disease than non-footballers, Scotland is to ban footballers from heading the ball in training the day before and after a match. Clubs are also being ordered to limit exercises that involve repetitive heading to just one session per week. SFA doctor Dr John MacLean said: “While the research continues to develop, what we already know about heading and its effects on the brain suggests that there is measurable memory impairment lasting 24-48 hours following a series of headers, and that brain-related proteins can be detected in blood samples for a short time after heading. Brain scan changes have also been reported in footballers that may be linked to heading. Therefore, the goal is to reduce any potential cumulative effect of heading by reducing the overall exposure to heading in training.”
Job Changes
Former assistant manager to Steven Gerrard, Michael Beale has returned to Rangers as head coach of the Scottish giants. Beale, who rejected the opportunity to speak to Wolverhampton Wanderers earlier this season citing ‘loyalty’, leaves Queens Park Rangers after just 6…
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