Nigeria international Sunday Mba did not
sign with French second division side CA Bastia because they offered
him a “slave deal”.
Top Warri Wolves officials told MTNFootball.com
that they were forced to pull the plug on Mba’s move to Europe at the
last minute after they went through a contract that they claimed was not
favourable to the player.
But those behind the Bastia deal have
also countered quickly, saying Wolves officials were all about the cash
they will make and not the player’s career.
“This deal was not favourable to Mba
because among other things it stipulated that should he be injured for
four months, the deal will be terminated,” said top Wolves chief Amaju
Pinnick, who made available to MTNFootball.com a translated copy of the contract proposed by Bastia.
“The contract also put the player’s yearly salary at €100,000, which is not up to what he earns at Warri Wolves. (not even up to the weekly salary of some top mid fielders in Europe)
“Added to all these was the clause that
should the club be relegated, the contract will also be terminated. Is
Mba a magician? So, if he is playing alongside 10 bad players and the
team go down, he should take the responsibility?”
Wolves were also not comfortable that
the 250,000 Euros transfer fee agreed for the player will be paid in
several tranches right up to 2015.
However, one of those behind the attempt to get the player signed by CA Bastia said that Wolves officials blocked the player from getting “the best deal ever”.
“Cash was the problem. They wanted all
the cash and this was not possible especially with the financial
regulations now in place in Europe,” argued the London-based agent.
“This was to have been a stepping stone
for Mba, because they needed a player in his role and by January we are
very sure he would have moved to a bigger club.
“Wolves also got a generous 80 per cent
sell-on clause for the player and while other clubs demanded he come for
trials, this club did not.”
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Imagine!!!'By january we are very sure he would have moved to a bigger club' and wat happen if he did get a new club? Some Nigerians are just wicked! Thank God Mba did not fall into the agent and Bastia trap... Odun Tutu
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