he's too expensive, too old, too injury-prone, we have to totally change the way we play to accommodate him. There's the obvious proclivity to binge-drinking to factor in, not going to judge him as a person for that because I do the same. But I am not a highly paid professional athlete looking to prolong my career.

He seems a great lad and has obvious talent, the kind that is often worth the ticket price on its own. I wouldn't be disappointed if we signed him up permanently, just doesn't feel like the right move for me, Clive. Maresca might want him back to fully assess his squad and that might just be the best outcome all round.