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[Albion] Return of the injured - Kayal & Andone



Hugo Rune

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I’ve read the odd bit, here & there, that King Kayal & Kicker Andone could be sent back to the Albion due to med/long term injuries.

Would either make the squad? Surely Croft’s place is in danger!
 




Sheebo

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Think they’ve both been here for a while? Kayal certainly has...

Yes they both could in theory of course and both have been good performers last season - so yes. Football changes so quickly, remember locadia suddenly having that burst of games and playing well. Never say never. But not everyone will reply as level headed as this...
 


Gabbiano

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Andone is out for the season with a serious knee injury, and spent most of the autumn badmouthing the club. He won't play for us again.

Kayal seems to have had a succession of niggly little injuries - possible if he can get past these that he could stick around as CM backup.

There's also been no official word on a recall for Mlakar... maybe we are waiting to announce a second loan for him to somewhere else, surely he wont be staying at QPR where hes not even making matchday squads half the time.
 


Springal

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Kayal is done. It’s his 12th operation on his groin apparently. Can’t see him getting near our squad
 








Beanstalk

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I thought Andone was being treated at Galatasaray? Seem to remember this coming from Naylor or Owen?
 


AZ Gull

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I thought Andone was being treated at Galatasaray? Seem to remember this coming from Naylor or Owen?

I also think I've read somewhere (a few weeks ago) that Andone was expected back playing Jan/Feb time (and not out for season).
 






Blue Valkyrie

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Galatasaray are at the maximum limit of their foreign players I think, so they need to ship Andone out to bring another in.

Maybe that is why reports of him being fit in Feb/March suddenly changed to him being out for the season - as they create a narrative to try and send him back ?
 


Springal

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Where did you get the twelfth from?

9th rather. Actually might be poor grammar and be the 9th operation of his career, rather than 9th on his groin
 






B-right-on

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Not sure how much the Andone saga was blown up by the media but this is what he said before his injury:

Andone replied: “I was misunderstood and I want to make it clear. My year [at Brighton] was not what I expected. I missed that they had confidence in me, I didn’t play more than two consecutive games as a starter. I don’t ask to play every game, because I’m not a megastar, I just want continuity. I started to doubt myself, my abilities and if I really had a level [to succeed] in the Premier League.

“There were many disappointments. It’s not that I don’t want to go back, I respect Brighton, they signed me six years and they’re concerned about me. I just want to feel like a footballer. It all starts by recovering my best form and being happy.”

https://www.clubcall.com/premier-le...nderstanding-over-his-desire-to-stay-on-loan/
 


GT49er

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Not sure how much the Andone saga was blown up by the media but this is what he said before his injury:

Andone replied: “I was misunderstood and I want to make it clear. My year [at Brighton] was not what I expected. I missed that they had confidence in me, I didn’t play more than two consecutive games as a starter. I don’t ask to play every game, because I’m not a megastar, I just want continuity. I started to doubt myself, my abilities and if I really had a level [to succeed] in the Premier League.

“There were many disappointments. It’s not that I don’t want to go back, I respect Brighton, they signed me six years and they’re concerned about me. I just want to feel like a footballer. It all starts by recovering my best form and being happy.”

https://www.clubcall.com/premier-le...nderstanding-over-his-desire-to-stay-on-loan/

Hmmm ....... "My agent has told me I'd better try and mend a few bridges" perhaps?
 




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Based on Andone's recent story on Instagram he is now running and kicking a football. Oh and he certainly isn't in this country, looked somewhere sunny and hot, so I assume he is still in Turkey.
 


Swansman

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Based on Andone's recent story on Instagram he is now running and kicking a football. Oh and he certainly isn't in this country, looked somewhere sunny and hot, so I assume he is still in Turkey.

I have a vague memory he is rehabing somewhere in South America for whatever reason
 




Blue Valkyrie

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Based on Andone's recent story on Instagram he is now running and kicking a football. Oh and he certainly isn't in this country, looked somewhere sunny and hot, so I assume he is still in Turkey.
Doesn't sound like he is 'out for the season' :shrug:
 






Blue Valkyrie

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Fair enough. Not sure where I read he was out for the season, but sounds like I am mistaken.
The reports were all saying he was out until Feb/March, and then all of a sudden he was out for the season. At the same time other reports were alluding that Galatasary were at the maximum number of foreign players so needed to move 1 out to move 1 in. Hmmm.
 
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