Berekum Chelsea are reluctant to release midfielder Latif Salifu to Hearts of Oak despite the player signing a new deal with local giants.
Salifu,25, signed a three-year deal with the capital-based side this week amid huge expectation.
The former Liberty Professionals is reported to have signed the dotted lines without undergoing a mandatory medical.
Chelsea have refused to release the official document to Hearts to complete the deal due to unpaid signing on-fee to the club.
ââ¬ÅWe have the papers of Latif Salifu. We gave him the goal-ahead to talk to them but it means nothing,â⬠Chelsea president Nana Kwame told Accra-based Peace FM
ââ¬ÅThe fact he has signed for them means nothing. We hold his economic right and Hearts know what to do.ââ¬
But reports are sensationally claiming in the West African country, Hearts want the former Ghana Under-20 midfielder to pass a medical before advancing the cash to the club with fears he may not be fully fit.