da apostebet： East Street Investments have withdrawn their contract offer to Charlton Athletic striker Lyle Taylor, as reported by London News Online.
da realbet： They put down what is referred to as a “lucrative” offer for the 29-year-old to stay with the Addicks past his current contract, but the player did not respond during the time frame they set out.
This has led to that offer being withdrawn, meaning that it is now likely the Montserrat international will be leaving during the current transfer window.
It can be argued that they are correct to take this stance in order to avoid losing him without a fee in the summer, but this could be the biggest January loss Charlton have suffered since Ricky Holmes.
During the 2017/18 campaign, from 23 games during the first half of that season, Holmes amassed a total of six goals and six assists, but ended up moving to Sheffield United during the winter window.
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While the Addicks did still make the play-offs during that campaign, his attacking presence was missed.
That observation comes with their eventual elimination in the semi-finals of the play-offs, having failed to notch a single goal during two legs against Shrewsbury Town. Meanwhile, only one player went onto earn more assists in the entire campaign.
Within the original report regarding Taylor’s current situation, it is suggested that Armand Gnanduillet is potentially being lined up as a replacement, but there has already been evidence of how much Charlton miss their talisman when he is not available.
He got five goals and one assist during the first six league games of the current season, following that up with a further two goals in seven appearances.
Charlton won just two games during the 13-game period between those spells, in which he was unavailable through injury, scoring more than one goal in a game just four times.
Considering the Addicks currently sit 19th in the Championship table, they can’t afford to take too many big hits if they are to maintain their status in the league.
Meanwhile, Lee Bowyer has indicated a position in the team that needs to be strengthened.