Jeremie Aliadiere has revealed how a move to West Ham United fell through.
West Ham were keen on signing Aliadiere a month ago, but wanted evidence of his fitness.
So he was invited to play for the reserves against Crystal Palace on a Monday night, but five minutes in, Aliadiere felt a searing pain in his knee.
"I had damaged my cruciate knee ligaments," he recalled.
And that meant the end of any possible revival of his career at Upton Park, leaving Aliadiere clubless.
He said: "There was a misunderstanding about the deal. I was led to believe it had been agreed, but West Ham said it hadn't.
"I asked the PFA to help and they said that all the club were obliged to pay was my medical expenses which they have."
