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Momodou
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 Posted - 26 Oct 2007 : 18:09:39
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Toubabo Wants Out of Lierse, Adopt Wait and See Tactic
By Modou Nyang
Scorpions’ influential midfield star Mustapha Jarjue, will not commit his long term future with club SK Lierse, instead preferring to buy time.
The former Biko and Wallidan player opened his 2007/08 season goal count for Lierse with a double stunner and yet he remained coy about his long term future with the Belgian club.
“I Still have a contract [to honour], I cannot decide”, he responded whether he will still be a Lierse player by the end of the season. Toubabo has a contract with Lierse until 2009. He and teammate Assan Jatta joined Lierse in January 2006 as the club bid to avoid relegation from the 1st division. He scored 9 goals between January and June, but his goals could not save them from making the drop to the 2nd division.
And since, Lierse were on their toes as they struggled to hold on to the services of their reigning top goal scorer. A host of teams in the Belgian 1st division and others including Dutch side Rida JC were reported to have shown interest in capturing the services of the Gambian sharpshooter. But Lierse refused to budge, as they considered Jarjue hot property in their bid to regain promotion to the top division.
Yet, speculations about the players future is persistently refusing to die down as Lierse’ chances of gaining promotion back to the 1sd division are not so certain following a difficult start to the season. And Toubabo may be on the move when the European transfer window reopens in January with Lierse sure to recoup a big transfer fee if he decides to further his career some where else. Lierse captured the gifted midfielder with a paltry 75, 000 euros from local Bakau side, Steve Biko?
Jarjue continued: “I still have one year to go, but [lets] wait and see what gonna happen in December”. Lierse will however be in a big fight in their attempt to keep their most prized player. But the prospect of moving to a bigger club with fat wages will be so appetising for the rising star to maintain his loyalty to the club. Jarjue is a fans favourite among the club faithful and he said: “I am very happy with the fans” he said saluting their faithfulness to the club despite dropping a division and fighting hard to impress in the 2nd division. “I think we have the best fans in Belgium, the team was losing [and] they still come out [to watch games]. The players also have to show that we love the club as well and want to give them results. We want to be in the best three, we have the team, quality players and good trainers”.
But Toubabo admitted to the difference of playing in a lower division. He went on: “It is a big difference, 2nd division is [more] difficult to play in because here [second division] you fight for the whole 90 minutes if you want to pick points”. Jarjue also reveled in his first goal for the club this season he continued: “It is very important for me to start scoring again. Last season I was scoring, I scored 9 goals and this season I have played 5 games without scoring. I had chances but keep missing, [with] my two goals am very happy and we will see what gonna happen [in the coming games]”.
Source: Foroyaa Newspaper Burning Issue
Issue No. 126/2007, 26 – 28 October 2007
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