Yes. Unless I'm missing something isn't all this just captain obvious stuff, he's out of contract and injured so we won't offer him a new one until we see if he recovers which is what was always going to happen really. It just had to be announced now. None of this changes anything in terms of him doing his recovery with us nor us offering him another contract if/when he's fit.
No he won't. He's gone. We'll sign new players. He'll find a new club. Move on.
I'm more in line with this. That list is more of a formality here, as it hasn't changed anything. I think he'll play for us again next season, albeit not the full campaign nor from the start of it.
Zlatan will be so happy to read this.
Very sensible.
Oh damn. That's a while. Good call on your part then, even if you don't have a replacement lined up.
Amen to this
Hope so, would be the correct decision.
Exactly, he was touted as some sort of messiah.
Might have missed someone, but here's a few that stand out:
Completely what I expected. His own pride would probably insist on not picking up a wage during the recovery, but there was never any doubt that Mourinho and the guys would try to get him to stick around and do his recovery here. The only thing that nobody probably knows yet is whether he'll re-sign for us again next season when he does get fit, or if he'll move on. Personally I expect he will make his comeback with us next season, and then probably move on in the following season.
Completely what I expected. He continues recovery here and if fit gets signed in Jan for the latter half of the season and CL campaign. We save on wages and hedge against further injury risk, but benefit from his availability when fit. Everyone wins.
That's the spirit. At the very least end of season run in and a premier league title!
