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Can’t see Val said anything wrong, the player is not committed,I’ve heard he is not doing much in training.
Madeley has spoken on The Athletic.

In a nutshell:
- MP wants to leave and VIs comments about his commitment has given him an opportunity to spin them negatively
- Club are happy to sell as he doesn’t have a defined role in VI’s system, and feel money can be better invested elsewhere
- We have put a £30m valuation on him, and if that’s not met, he stays, even if it means freezing him out
- Open to a loan but will need to be a sizeable fee up front
- MP’s agent speaks little English and has no connections in the U.K. which is making a deal difficult.
- Some PL interest but as yet, no bids. Al-Hilal’s £10m bid the only one so far which was rejected out of hand.
- No expectation MP will be involved in any match day squads for the duration of this.
- Club taking action against player and reporting Al-Hilal for illegal approach but nothing expected to come of it as it’s fairly common practice.