Cambridge pass on chance to sign former Peterborough United trialist Wanya Marcal

At the start of this week, Marcal left Posh after spending a lengthy spell on trial with the club in which he played four friendlies.

He come on as a late substitute on Saturday in what proved to be his final game, the 2-0 home defeat to West Brom.

He swiftly joined League One rivals Cambridge and played 90 minutes in their 0-0 draw with Norwich on Tuesday night.

With the start of the season now just two days away, boss Neil Harris told the media on Thursday that he had no plans to sign Marcal, along with two other trialists and that he has now left the club.

Posh boss Luke Williams did leave things up in the air with Marcal’s future on Saturday, stating that a deal could “potentially” be done but Marcal departed quickly after the match.

Speaking on Thursday, Williams revealed why Posh chose not to sign Marcal. He said: “We need to make sure that anyone that is offered a contract here is really motivated to play for Peterborough, really wanted to be here and feels like it’s the right fit.

"Everything has to line up or either side makes an error. Unless the deal is completely correct, there’s no point to try and chase it.

"There was a level we were committed to and maybe the player felt that wasn’t the right one. I’m not sure, I didn’t speak to the player.

"It was good to have him with us. He worked hard and showed some quality in the game time he had and in training but a deal wasn’t able to be done. We will move on."

Posh have only two wingers with first team experience available to them heading into the first game of the season on Saturday, Owura Edwards and Bolu Shofowoke. Declan Frith is still at the club but has not featured in pre-season.