Announced injured, the Congolese central defender would ultimately not be injured. Merveille Bope Bokadi would have seen the end of his adventure with Standard, and would simply like to avoid any risk of injury.
Ivan Leko has been struggling with his defensive sector in recent weeks. Marlon Fossey’s classic phase is over, Lucas Noubi is not fit to move to Union, while Nathan Ngoy and Zinho Vanheusden are returning from injury.
Absences which forced Ivan Leko to bring down Aiden O’Neill, at Westerlo, who played in central defense for a good hour. All this while Merveille Bokadi was not on the match sheet, announced injured.
The Congolese would ultimately not be. Its representatives, contacted by our colleagues from the Last hourgave another version than that delivered by Pierre Locht and the management.
“During the week of training, the coach had no discussion with Merveille. He was not worried, since he was suspended against Kortrijk. It was only the following week, on the sidelines of the match against Cercle from Bruges, that he understood that he was no longer part of the plans. He accepted the situation, respectfully.”
Merveille Bokadi will no longer play with Standard
Still according to our colleagues, the 27-year-old already wanted to leave the club at the start of the season. Since he is in his last year of contract, Standard had agreed to release the Congolese, but the price asked by the Liège management would have cooled potential interested parties.
This winter, again, Bokadi could have packed his bags. “He was called into the office of Locht and Harkin, who told him that he would no longer play for Standard. He was then offered to terminate his contract, which Merveille discussed with his wife and his agent. He was prepared to accept the situation, while clubs were interested in him, but the shareholders ultimately reversed course and refused the proposal, letting the breach of contract slide.
It would therefore be for this reason that Bokadi would no longer train at Standard. Not for an injury, as recently announced, but since the player who is in his seventh season at the club would not want to risk getting injured when it comes time to find a new challenge. Sad end to the adventure for the Congolese on the banks of the Meuse.
2024-02-24 06:20:00
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