Justice Blay will ONLY leave Medeama on our terms - Communication chief Patrick Akoto

Published on: 07 October 2020
Justice Blay will ONLY leave Medeama on our terms - Communication chief Patrick Akoto
Justice Blay (right) with Patrick Akoto (left)

Medeama Communication Director Patrick Akoto insists star midfielder Justice Blay will ONLY leave the club on their terms and won't be forced to sell their prize asset. 

The midfielder has been involved in a tapping-up row with Ghanaian side Asante Kotoko.

Blay underwent medical in Tarkwa at the weekend following a successful loan spell but returned to Kumasi in a sensational twist to force his transfer

The midfielder is in a tussle with his employers after he traveled to the country's second largest city without  permission.

While Medeama say they are ready to negotiate for his release, they insists the powerful midfielder will only leave the club on their terms.

"Nobody can force us to sell him. We have been talking with competing clubs and hopefully we bring a closure to this matter," Akoto told Accra-based Hot FM

"However, let me state without any equivocation that Justice Blay will only leave Medeama on our terms - not the other way round.

"We hold his economic rights and so extremely important we all exhibit mutual respect.

"Any potential transfer won't be forced on us. It won't happen today nor tomorrow.

"Medeama president Moses Armah is an accomplished businessman and won't kowtow to any pressure. The club is always ready to do business but it must be done by the books."

Kotoko, who are two-time African champions and claim to be richest club in Ghana are struggling to meet Medeama's $50,000 valuation of the powerful midfielder as they plan crowd-funding to secure his signature.

Both clubs have failed to reach an agreement but the latest scenario could completely jeopardize any attempt to sign the player.

Blay, a former Hasaacas and Eleven Wise midfielder has a running contract with Medeama until 2022.

It appears the battle lines have been drawn for a showdown between the two clubs over the pursuit of Justice Blay by Kotoko.

By Lukeman Evergreen 

 

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