Yaya Sanogo failed his Middlesbrough medical answering the question ‘what happened to Yaya Sanogo’s Middlesbrough move’?

Arsenal's French striker Yaya Sanogo (2L) gestures to Hungarian referee Viktor Kassai (R) after bringing down Dortmund's German midfielder Ilkay Guendogan (L) during the UEFA Champions League Group D football match between Arsenal and Borussia Dortmund at the Emirates Stadium in north London on November 26, 2014. AFP PHOTO / BEN STANSALL
Arsenal’s French striker Yaya Sanogo (2L) gestures to Hungarian referee Viktor Kassai (R) after bringing down Dortmund’s German midfielder Ilkay Guendogan (L) during the UEFA Champions League Group D football match between Arsenal and Borussia Dortmund at the Emirates Stadium in north London on November 26, 2014. AFP PHOTO / BEN STANSALL

The former Arsenal striker was said to be very close to a move to Middlesbrough around a month ago and then it all went very quiet.

It turns out the 27-year-old (yes that’s correct) quarantined for two weeks in a hotel at Middlesbrough’s training ground only to fail his medical and see the move collapse, leaving him still a free agent, one of four former Arsenal players with no club this summer.

Yaya Sanogo fails Middlesbrough medical
Yaya Sanogo fails Middlesbrough medical

There is no indication at the time of writing what the problem was but Sanogo has suffered from abductor, back, hamstring, groin, calf and shoulder problems throughout his career, causing him to miss a total of 164 games/790 days, 1,002 days if you include his broken leg.

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