He Real Valladolid It has a new open front. In addition to the sporting situation that the team is going through and the institutional rejection of the fans towards the current board, the transfer market has been another hard blow after the departure of the youth team. Juma Bah to Manchester city.
After knowing the interest of the group directed by Pep Guardiolathe Sierra Leone center-back informed the club on Tuesday of his intention to pack his bags for Manchester, but given Valladolid’s refusal, the operation was carried out forced way.
By having a record of youththe Juma Bah clause was 6 million euros. So he Real Valladolidonce he learned of the interest of Manchester Cityoffered the player a new contract without a youth record, so he could receive 12 million euros if the record had been from a subsidiary or even 30 kilos if he would be linked to the first team.
Juma Bah’s representative refused to sign the new contract due to the fear that Manchester City would back out because they did not want to pay an amount greater than the six million stipulated in the contract with the youth player from Sierra Leone.
On this Wednesday morning, Real Valladolid issued a statement in which they accuse the young defender of “breach of contract” Therefore, disciplinary actions will be carried out. Furthermore, the Pucelano club has shown its disagreement with the ‘modus operandi’ of Manchester City.
“An intention protected by City”
Through the statement, Real Valladolid has detailed how the operation has occurred in a situation that, in addition to having caused great disappointment and indignation in the club, has placed it in a “helpless” position.
The Pucelano team has held Juma Bah responsible for failing to comply with its contractual commitments for not having attended morning training and “has requested its legal department to start disciplinary actions about it.”
Juma Bah in his presentation at the José Zorrilla.
Real Valladolid
“The Club considers that behind the Player’s decision is Manchester City, which appears to have advised the player to adopt this path that places Real Valladolid in a defenseless situation, after having recently rejected financial offers of a higher amount.
The player’s intention, supposedly supported and guided by Manchester City and his agent, has caused great disappointment and indignation within Real Valladolid, which welcomed Juma Bah with open arms and gave him the opportunity of a lifetime.
The Royal Spanish Football Federation has just confirmed that the player has deposited the amount for the unilateral termination of the contract. In this sense, Real Valladolid informs that it reserves the right to go to the appropriate legal and sporting jurisdictions to exercise its rights and defend its interests,” reads the Real Valladolid statement.
Even so, Juma Bah’s future will not pass through the English city of Manchester, at least for now. According to the French portal Footmercato.net, Juma Bah will arrive on loan to Lens in the next few hours. At Real Valladolid he has played thirteen official matches: twelve in La Liga and one in the Copa del Rey.
The one from Sierra Leone has barely played one season for the Pucelano club. It arrived in the summer market from Africa’s Alk Freetown for an amount close to 200,000 eurosand a few months later he leaves, leaving six million in Valladolid’s coffers, although it could have been many more.