Legia Warsaw have pulled out of signing Aberdeen defender David Bates for a six-figure charge regardless of the participant present process a medical in Poland, in line with reviews.
Bates did not play minute of the Dons 4 Premier Sports activities Cup video games as hypothesis ramped up over his future within the Granite Metropolis amid Jim Goodwin 's revamp of the squad. Ipswich, Derby County and Bristol Metropolis have been all touted as attainable locations with Aberdeen set to maneuver the previous Rangers defender on only a 12 months after his arrival from Hamburg.
New captain Anthony Stewart and Celtic loanee Liam Scales are the first-choice pairing on the again with Bates manner down the pecking order at Pittodrie with kids Jack Milne and Mason Hancock receiving extra minutes within the group stage video games, whereas new recruit Hayden Coulson may also cowl at centre-back. Nevertheless, it does not seem Bates shall be heading for Warsaw with Meczyki reporting the Polish aspect have moved on from the Scot.
A charge that would rise to £400,000 with add-ons had been agreed between the 2 golf equipment. The report notes that the participant efficiently underwent his medical.
Nevertheless, the membership have pulled the plug on the cope with free agent Rafał Augustyniak set to hitch the membership. He left Ural Yekaterinburg in the summertime and the central defender will bear a medical, after choosing Legia forward of a proposal from Birmingham Metropolis.
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