Could be a loan with a deal to sign at the end, they pay his wages, we get rid of an unhappy player, he doesn't improve our rivals, Puel wants to help out his old club etc.What an awful deal that loan would be for us. At his age his value decreases by about £5-10m come the end of the season and he will make about 8-10 more appearances in all competitions, so where’s the benefit to us?

