Peterborough supervisor Darren Ferguson has indicated that Reggae Boy Jonson Clarke-Harris must combat for his spot within the League One aspect, having declined a switch to Charlton Athletic earlier this month.
Regardless of being the Golden Boot winner within the earlier season, the 29-year-old striker had been anticipated to depart in the course of the January switch window. Nevertheless, whereas Peterborough agreed to a £500,000 cope with Charlton, Clarke-Harris and the membership couldn’t attain an settlement on private phrases.
Within the current 2-1 victory over Shrewsbury, Clarke-Harris was notably absent from the squad and was requested to coach individually, with 22-year-old summer season signing Jacob Wakeling being favored as an alternative. Supervisor Ferguson defined, “He’s (Clarke-Harris) high quality, he’s simply not within the squad. I’ve to be loyal to those which have been concerned. I needed to get younger Jacob concerned and again on the bench as a result of he can’t play on Tuesday as a result of he’s cup-tied. I’ll have to choose a squad accordingly.”
Membership ready for his potential departure
Clarke-Harris has began solely considered one of Peterborough’s final 14 league matches because the membership ready for his potential departure. Nevertheless, with the collapse of the Charlton deal, it seems he’ll keep at Peterborough till his contract expires in the summertime, when he’ll depart as a free agent.
Ferguson famous that whereas Clarke-Harris stays eligible for choice, different gamers at the moment are competing for locations within the match-day squad, stating, “The Jonno switch isn’t going to occur. He isn’t going anyplace. He’s a part of the squad by way of the entire group, however [Saturday] he simply did a session to maintain his health up. I can’t rule him out of choice, however I’ve acquired others I’ve acquired to consider – let’s put it that manner.”
Regardless of the uncertainty surrounding his future, Clarke-Harris has continued to be productive this season, scoring 10 objectives, together with his most up-to-date two coming in opposition to Barnsley on December 29. He had been positioned on the switch record on the finish of the earlier season after Peterborough didn’t safe promotion to the Championship. Nevertheless, a deadline day switch to Bristol Rovers fell aside on the final minute.
