I certainly would.
a tickly cough or something like that. Something to prevent his tranfer before the season begins that would give him time to think about things.
"Gomez sei "gut, aber nicht sehr gut", hatte Präsident Uli Hoeneß gesagt. 'Wenn er sehr gut wäre, wären wir jetzt Champions-League-Sieger.'"
http://www.welt.de/sport/article108458430/Hoeness-legt-nach- Ich-muss-Gomez-reizen.html
and rightly so