Chippers Fails Berlin Medical

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Socceroo Scott Chipperfield's proposed move to German Bundesliga club Hertha Berlin has fallen through after the Socceroo couldn't get through a club medical.

The 33-year-old Australian international had been in Berlin over the last few days, with a view to securing a six-month loan deal with Hertha but a foot injury has put an end to those hopes.

The Bundesliga club released a statement on their official website today saying: "Hertha will not be signing the player Scott Chipperfield."

The statement went onto reveal Hertha's reasons: "After an in-depth examination of his current injury, which has meant the player can not train, it can not be gauged at this time when Scott Chipperfield could start training or play his first game for Hertha."

Chipperfield frustratingly sustained the foot injury last week whilst playing a friendly for his Swiss club.

Unfortunately the problem has persisted and ultimately ended his hopes of securing a deal with Hertha, currently third in the Bundesliga.

The Berliners were interested in Chipperfield because they are in the market for a left-sided player.

Hertha's Swiss manager Lucien Favre knew Chipperfield from his time coaching FC Zurich in the Swiss Super League and sought a deal for the Australian.

But injury has denied Chipperfield the opportunity for a move having spent his entire seven-year long European career at Basel.

Chipperfield told Swiss newspaper Basler Zeitung, "I'm very disappointed but it's still okay for me to return to Basel."

The former Wollongong Wolves man is expected to now link up with his Basel teammates in La Manga for a training camp before the Swiss Super League season re-commences after the winter break in February.