I'm going nowhere, says Leicester City striker Jermaine Beckford
Leicester City striker Jermaine Beckford is going nowhere, according to his agent.
Beckford had been on the brink of joining Huddersfield on a season-long loan on transfer deadline day.
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Leicester City striker Jermaine Beckford
City pulled the plug just two minutes before the deadline and the deal collapsed.
The Terriers have been back to City to see if they could re-ignite the deal after the emergency loan window opened last Friday.
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However, Beckford's agent Nick Rubery has tweeted that City have stopped the deal completely and that the player will not be leaving the club after all.
It is still not clear why City changed their minds on allowing Beckford to join their Championship rivals after allegedly agreeing a deal, according to Huddersfield's chief executive Nigel Clibbens.
Terriers boss Simon Grayson had said on Monday that he was still hopeful of landing a striker on loan as a replacement for Jordan Rhodes, who has joined Blackburn in a £8million deal.
He said they were still waiting on decisions from clubs.
Beckford came on as a late substitute the day after the deadline night drama in the 1-0 victory over Blackpool at the King Power Stadium.
City boss Nigel Pearson certainly has plenty of attacking firepower to call upon now as Beckford will compete for a starting slot with £1m signing Jamie Vardy, David Nugent, Marko Futacs, Martyn Waghorn and Jeff Schlupp.
City youngster Cian Bolger is facing three months on the sidelines after damaging knee ligaments while on loan at Bristol Rovers.
The 20-year-old damaged his cruciate ligaments in the 2-2 draw with Wycombe Wanderers on Saturday – his first game of a second loan spell with the Pirates, which will expire in January.
Bolger will be treated by the City medical staff and may not be back in action until after Christmas.
"I'm absolutely gutted for Cian," said Rovers manager Mark McGhee.
"I think he injured himself being as committed as we had asked him to be. It's a great shame for him .
"The prognosis is that he will be out for three months and we hope he will make a full recovery and be back playing by Christmas, fingers crossed.
"He will go back to Leicester for his rehab and, hopefully, be back here before his loan period expires."
Comments
by ghostof66
Thursday, September 13 2012, 6:08PM
“Terrible News - if it's true -”
by lcfctilidie
Thursday, September 13 2012, 3:49PM
“He may still score a few this season from the bench. He wont be going on loan. NP wants him here. He just has to be patient and start being a team player!”
by BrumFoxile
Thursday, September 13 2012, 3:29PM
“to be honest relying on a cf who hit 9 goals in 42 league games isn't great so paying him £25k a week (reportedly) isnt good for the club.
who knows what attitude he is giving in training. we can only go from what we see on matchdays and give me Vardy any day. He will score more than 10 goals this season in the league so will already be a better prospect than Beckford.
Everyone keeps saying he will find his feet, he will be a success at this level. I'm sorry but he's now 28 and should be in the peak of his career. Not good enough for me. Move on and give someone else the chance.”
by TheGeofflane
Thursday, September 13 2012, 2:42PM
“Despite earlier comments, Vardy has been excellent so far. Nugent leads the line well, but isn't up to full speed yet. Beckford is currently on the bench and needs to perform as Waggie is due a chance. Futacs needs time. Results, goals and injuries will sort everything out. Gally is off, for a month only, to Sheff.Utd and needs games. We still have three wingers. Is Schlupp our reserve left back?”
by Stefan1950
Wednesday, September 12 2012, 7:45PM
“It's a crying shame he not going anywhere!”
by truthtooth
Wednesday, September 12 2012, 5:18PM
“get him out , bad apple . if pearson wants him out ,trust me ,he'll be gone . if a club didnt want me , i'd be gone , so why the comment from his agent ? money !”
by dobranich
Wednesday, September 12 2012, 5:18PM
“Some great posts on here but 2014 Futacs and Waghorn leading the line. I think that we would have to be playing division 1 football by then so i hope that one doesnt materialise. Brain transplant required urgently please.”
by nickbirstall
Wednesday, September 12 2012, 5:00PM
“I am glad hes staying for now, as I said before, why give an advantage to a rival as we have all seen what that can do.
We need as many quality options up front as possible to get promotion as in most cases you need at least two strikers who can get close to 40 goals between them to be in with a shout.
Just hope the fans stay off his back and get behind him as his confidence must already be low with being told his manager doesnt really want him. With a bit of confidence he certainly has the ability to get us goals even if he doesnt work hard”
by acullingham
Wednesday, September 12 2012, 4:01PM
“Beckford neither has the brains or the prescence or the skill or the instinct of a goal scorer. But until NP comes up with a striking pair who work off each other and for each other we need to keep all our forwards. I wouldn't be surprised to see Futacs and Waghorn leading the line by 2014 with Knockaert and Marshall whippping in the crosses.”
by belgraveboy
Wednesday, September 12 2012, 2:53PM
“£75,ooo thats how much has transferred to mr beckfords bank account in the past three weeks .are you happy with that ?do you think the owners are happy ? NO NO NO.IT CANT GO ON . its an insult to the fans who work hard or have worked hard for a living ,put it into perspective two weeks wages would be more than 9o% of the fans earn in two years.get rid hes useless.”