{"id":14409,"date":"2019-02-25T22:52:09","date_gmt":"2019-02-25T22:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/latest\/?p=14409"},"modified":"2019-02-25T22:52:11","modified_gmt":"2019-02-25T22:52:11","slug":"oktay-says-oliech-will-return-tuesday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gormahia.net\/latest\/news\/oktay-says-oliech-will-return-tuesday\/","title":{"rendered":"Oktay says Oliech will return Tuesday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/images\/oliech-round-zamalek-19.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Gor Mahia coach Hassan Oktay believes he has convinced striker Dennis Oliech to return to the club&#8217;s training ground on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI spoke to him (Dennis Oliech) and he is very positive. He has promised me that he will be available for training tomorrow (Tuesday). Dennis is a big name for Kenya, he is a big brand for the country and I need him back.&#8221; said Oktay to goal.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Asked whether the issues have been resolved, Oktay stated that they were small issues that would be resolved in due course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>\u201cI have also promised to help sort out the problems he is currently facing with the club. Those are small issues; that we can sort them because I don\u2019t want him to stay away from the team,\u201d he said<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Oliech&#8217;s representatives up in arms<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>However Oliech&#8217;s representatives, speaking to the Daily Nation, struck a decidedly different tone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> \u201cOliech really wanted to be involved in the game (against Hussein Dey), but we felt that he shouldn\u2019t because the club is not appreciating his efforts. It will shock you that since he signed for the club in December, Oliech has not received even a shilling as sign-on fee and he has been playing all that time. &#8221; they told the Nation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They further went on to claim that Oliech did not want a salary or a contract from Gor Mahia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOliech initially wanted to have an open contract so that he draws no salary from the club but only allowances. They refused this offer and said that they must sign him. When Oliech signed, we agreed on a sign-on fee that was to be paid in batches. But three months later, not even the first batch has been remitted. And when we ask about it, the officials keep taking us round in circles. Is that fair?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLet it be clear that Oliech is not complaining about the salary delay. When we were signing, we knew that salaries can delay but why shouldn\u2019t they pay his sign-on fee as agreed yet they have the money?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The representative further hinted at divisions within the club&#8217;s EC<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThat secretariat is also very deeply divided and I will not shy off from telling them that what they are doing is wrong. Some officials are telling Oliech to play, and some are telling him not to play because there is money and they are withholding it from him deliberately. What level of unprofessionalism is that?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThey refused to let Oliech play for Gor as a free agent and insisted on his signature. Now Oliech is tied at Gor, and the club is refusing to pay his dues yet when a deal comes through, the club stands to benefit. Is that right?,\u201d posed Ken, Oliech&#8217;s elder brother, who was present during the contract negotiations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ken Oliech, a former Gor Mahia striker and Oliech&#8217;s older brother said the officials are runining the club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> \u201cThey are messing up the club. And Oliech is speaking for the voiceless. If they can treat Oliech with such indifference, what about the other players who are too shy to speak up?,\u201d  he said to the Nation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rachier: There is no delay<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Club Chairman Ambrose Rachier for his part insists that everything is being done according to the agreed upon process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <br>&#8220;The issue of Oliech is very simple. We shall pay him on March 1 as per our agreement. The agreement was to pay him in instalments and take it from me, we shall do so before the end of this month. 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