Barcelona has informed the EFA that the player must return in the next few hours as the paperwork for his stay and work permit is almost complete, and this requires his presence to finalise the paperwork himself and attend training sessions.
The subject of the conversations, clearly, was Camarda. The shoulder injury has proven more serious than expected: Francesco requires surgery, and rather than postpone it until the end of the season, he wants to do it now so he can be at his best during the upcoming pre-season training camp. Milan - as his parent club - would therefore have preferred the player to return to Milanello and be monitored by their staff.
Ireland striker Evan Ferguson used the stage of Parkhead in Glasgow to respond to criticism from his manager at Roma, amid strong reports that the club are willing to end his loan deal from Brighton six months early, by delivering a two-goal salvo for the Serie A side in a 3-0 win over Celtic. It was a night to forget for the Bhoys, in particular Ferguson's Ireland teammate Liam Scales as the Wicklow man scored an own goal after only six minutes
"As soon as I heard Rangers were interested and wanted me to come, it was a massive opportunity for me. I think with the new boss and the way that we play, it's a great place to be at the minute. It was a pretty easy decision for me to come here."
