End of window signings... what happens with medicals?

[TheDuke]

When you think of all the last minute transfers... right up to the wire... what do the buying clubs do about medicals? I've never read of a renege because of a hidden injury after the transfer. Is it a case buy as seen? Any theories or any facts on this please?

 

[Tricky Dicky]

I would imagine these guys see so many physios and doctors throughout their career that there's a lot of detailed paperwork covering most of their history. Any medical would only be to look at any known existing issues or to look for obvious unknown ones, I would think. There must be some sort of contractual penaly for undisclosed known injuries, I'm sure.

I don't suppose the process is too difficult on the day.

 

[ATFC Seagull]

I would imagine these guys see so many physios and doctors throughout their career that there's a lot of detailed paperwork covering most of their history. Any medical would only be to look at any known existing issues or to look for obvious unknown ones, I would think. There must be some sort of contractual penaly for undisclosed known injuries, I'm sure.

I don't suppose the process is too difficult on the day.

I think that's basically it - I *think* you can legally have a get-out clause if the player subsequently fails a medical, so you can complete all the paperwork with a little asterisk that says subject to subsequent medical. I don't ever recall one going back the next day, although having said that we're never told these days when a player fails a medical, so maybe that's what has really happened when we get the "it turns out the paperwork wasn't done on time" line.

 

[narly101]

It's like buying a house

 

[ATFC Seagull]

It's like buying a house

Admittedly I'm not yet on the property ladder, but there isn't a 11pm deadline for exchanging contracts is there? So you can take your time to get your survey done etc.

 

[Perkino]

It's only the deal that has to be agreed, I'm sure last season one of the premiership sides signed a player on deadline day and he completed his medical and transfer the following day...possibly Arteta

 

[shaolinpunk]

It's only the deal that has to be agreed, I'm sure last season one of the premiership sides signed a player on deadline day and he completed his medical and transfer the following day...possibly Arteta

Didn't that happen with Arshavin?

 

[mune ni kamome]

Due diligence or your money back

 

[y2dave]

Not unusual for clubs to use 3rd party medical examiners who might be independent of a club but close enough to run through the medical at short notice.