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Andrew Visnovsky @soccerlawyer.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

EMERGENCY NEWSLETTER: The Balogun Saga: andrewvisnovsky.substack.com/p/emergency-...

The image reads: At best, it seems like there were some big communication issues with how Everton went about the medical process and proposed those new terms, to the point that it put Balogun off to the whole move.

At worst, Everton stirred up non-issue with the medical for the explicit purpose to shave off costs from the deal.

Currently, we can’t say for certain, what the medical issue was, but there were reports that Balogun had a minor fitness concern on his return from the 2026 men’s World Cup, and his road back to first-team training was delayed.

It could be that Monaco was underplaying the injury when they reported his back-to-training schedule to protect his transfer prospects. But if that were the case, they wouldn’t have begun the process to transfer another striker to Chelsea when it looked like deal was off.