Malta winger Luke Gambin has turned down a move to Leyton Orient after his current club, Barnet FC, had agreed a fee upwards of £100,000 with their League Two rivals. Barnet had placed Gambin on the transfer list after he rejected their offer to sign a new contract as his existing deal runs out at the end of the season. The 23-year-old confirmed that he had decided against joining Leyton Orient but would not elaborate further. The August transfer window closes tomorrow night. "The situation is that I've turned down the offer from Leyton Orient," Gambin told the Times of Malta soon after landing in Tallinn yesterday afternoon ahead of Malta's friendly against Estonia tomorrow. "I've just been informed by the club that they have released a statement." Gambin's stock has been on the rise for some time and his lively performance in Malta's 2-1 defeat to Austria in a friendly match last May further enhanced his burgeoning reputation. Malta coach Pietro Ghedin has named Gambin in his 20-strong squad for tomorrow's warm-up against Estonia in Parnu and the opening 2018 World Cup Group F qualifier against Scotland at the National Stadium on Sunday. Despite the uncertainty over his club...
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