Midfielder Kenneth Muguna has made a request for a free transfer to KF Tirana. The Albanian team does not want to pay a transfer fee but wants an agreement where Gor Mahia would benefit if Muguna is then sold to another team.<\/p>\n
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\nGor Mahia midfielder Kenneth Muguna has asked to leave the club amid interest for his services from Albanian club FK Tirana and Zambian champions Zanaco.<\/p>\n
The club\u2019s assistant secretary general Ronald Ngala, however, told Nation Sport the player\u2019s wish had been turned down.<\/p>\n
Ngala said on Wednesday: \u201cHe wrote a letter asking to leave but we said no. He has to wait until the end of the season.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThese young players at times feel like we are blocking them from better deals but this isn\u2019t the case.\u201d<\/p>\n
This stand-off between player and club comes barely eight months since the 21-year old joined the Kenya Premier League table toppers on a four year contract.<\/p>\n
Tirana are managed by former K\u2019Ogalo coach Jose Marcelo Ferreira aka Ze Maria.<\/p>\n
It is Ze Maria who signed Muguna from Western Stima last December, a week after he had been crowned the 2016 Kenyan Premier League Most Valuable Player.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey (Tirana) have shown interest in Muguna through an agent who brought Ze Maria here but there is nothing official. We have no offer from them,\u201d added Ngala.<\/p>\n
Muguna\u2019s current stance coincides with a public tongue lashing the player received from new coach Dylan Kerr earlier this month.<\/p>\n
The English trainer accused Muguna of absconding training.<\/p>\n
Said Kerr following the club\u2019s last game against Nakumatt: \u201cIt\u2019s a shame that he (Muguna) didn\u2019t feature today because he was very pivotal for us in the last game. I am told his knee is swollen but I haven\u2019t seen him. As a professional footballer, you are paid to work and if you are paid to work and you don\u2019t show up, it is wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n
Now enjoying his third-season in the top flight, Muguna is fast carving a reputation as a classy attacking midfielder with wonderful ball skills.<\/p>\n
He is a good passer of the ball and reads the game well, and is largely depended upon by Gor Mahia to produce the final pass to the strikers during attacks.<\/p>\n
He is a good dribbler but does struggle when the game gets physical because of his slim stature.<\/p>\n
It remains to be seen if Muguna will be part of Gor Mahia\u2019s squad in Saturday\u2019s league assignment against Muhoroni Youth in Kisumu.<\/p>\n
In a related development, Gor Mahia duo Jacques Tuyisenge and Geoffrey Walusimbi have turned down potential moves to Europe.<\/p>\n
These two have been in the radar of Albanian club FK Tirana. Ze Maria is said to be the one pushing his employers to get the Gor players.<\/p>\n