Johnson broke down during Training?

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Johnno stays
03/02/2009 09:07

So the transfer window has finally 'slammed shut' - what will the 24 hour news media do now? The Indie sums up our month, and adds the news that Michael Johnson stays at City.

The Independent

"Hughes holds on to Johnson after £8m bid by Newcastle"

Manchester City rejected Newcastle United's £8m bid for Michael Johnson yesterday out of a determination to develop a player Mark Hughes believes can have a future at the club, despite the abdominal injuries which continue to deter his progress.

Despite some doubts from within the club about the attitude of the 20-year-old whose attempts at rehabilitation are questioned by some on the coaching side, he is still considered a player for the future. He broke down after a return to first-team training in Tenerife last week and his recuperation remains a worry for City.

City, who did not return to Blackburn with an improved bid on the £16.5m they offered last Thursday for Roque Santa Cruz, have sent Jo on loan to Everton and Tal Ben Haim on loan to Sunderland. David Moyes has long admired Jo and tried to sign him for around £12m in the summer before City gazumped them with their £19m offer and a permanent deal this summer would appear to be on the cards if the prospect of regular first-team football creates some consistency in an individual who was a Brazilian international at the age of 20.

The disappointments of the window for City were, Santa Cruz and Kaka aside, missing out on Lassana Diarra and Kolo Touré. The unexpected lack of interest in one player who seemed likely to leave, Elano, provides some hope of him settling. He has shown fleeting examples of last season's form.
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My god is he ever gonna get fit again?
 
Surely he wouldn't have passed a medical anyway if they are so unsure about him.
 
Quinninho said:
Turning down 8 million suddenly seems like a bad move!!
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I wonder why we turned them down. On the one hand I think it is fantastic that we keep Johnson, shows that we care about our Academy talents... on the other hand it doesn't look like he is coming back this season (or the next?)...
 
I just don't get it. He's from Urmston so presumably his friends and family are around him to give him the emotional support he needs. And he was adored by City fans - when he and Elano were playing together at the beginning of last season, it produced the best football I have seen from City in 20+ years.

I wonder what's wrong with the lad?
 
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