Loic Remy, still unsure why he is not a Redhttp://www.lfcdaytrippers.com/2014/09/07/loic-remy-still-unsure-red/From the article:
"I did not understand myself. A problem during the medical examination? I do not know. They put it, that must be it," he told the Daily Star. "Liverpool instead signed Mario Balotelli who coincidentally was in America with his club AC Milan at the same time that Loic Remy was undergoing his medical with the Reds."This gets stranger and stranger. I can understand Remy saying this if still at QPR. He would want to be 'diplomatic' and play a straight bat at the question so not to jeopardise the move to a bigger club he sort, but now he's at Chelsea, four year contract safely signed, there's no reason to anything other than truthful.
With him bang in form as he showed for France against Spain, and Sturridge getting injured, it would have been perfect timing for the Villa game, and probably easier for Balotelli, still very much getting used to everything, to have partnered Remy than whoever, if anyone, against Villa.
I find it strange that Remy wasn't under the impression there was a question mark over anything in his medical. Surely, at least you'd have thought, the club would keep him right up to date and informed on any such issues. If not him personally, then at least his agent/representative(s).
I think the medical issue was a convenient excuse the club allowed the media to come up with and were happy for them to do so, so they didn't have to reveal the real reasons behind pulling out. I still think it's most likely down to the owners getting cold feet over the heart issue. They have form for this sort of thing with the Redsox, and it's unlikely that they initially knew of it, as I somehow don't see them being the sort to follow "soccer" in general to that level of depth and interest.
Or was Remy not 'marquee enough' whereas the chance of Balotelli became more concrete at the same time so the decision was made to switch target, so the 'online' section of our fans, the ones that FSG are more likely to be acquainted with, could be 'appeased'. Or am I just being 'old and grumpy'? (Inserts little crooked man smilie).