Late on Monday, it emerged AC Milan’s deal for Crystal Palace’s Jean-Philippe Mateta had fallen through.

Over the weekend, doubts emerged about the condition of the striker’s knee. This caused Milan to send a doctor to London for another medical.

Later, Tuttomercatoweb suspected the delay in the move could also be because of commission demands from the player’s agent. He had flown to Milan on Monday to iron out the financials, which probably hinted at a financial gulf in the agreement.

However, the official word from Italy is that the deal for the Crystal Palace player fell through due to medical reasons.

As a result, this has become a topic of discussion. Journalist Gianfranco Teotino spoke to Sky Sport 24 about it. He clarified that clubs in England are less transparent about injuries.

Teotino said – relayed by MilanNews:  “AC Milan did very well. In England, they’re much less transparent than us when it comes to medical issues. They don’t always give accurate diagnoses.”

The journalist also appeared to criticise Crystal Palace for hiding Mateta’s knee problems over the last two months.

“In December, Mateta was suddenly not called up for a Conference [League] match. In the subsequent press...