Gning scored six goals in the Karviná jersey in the fall and was the team’s top scorer together with Dávid Krčík. The rival Silesian club used the exit clause in its contract with Karvina, which releases the player from contractual obligations in the event of payment of a predetermined financial sum. After Václav Jureček, Gning should be another significant reinforcement of Baník’s attack, which is up to fifteenth in the table after the autumn.
“Getting a ready-made reinforcement for the attack, a more experienced goal player, was one of our main priorities. We already have Václav Jurečka and Abdallah also meets these parameters,” said Baník sports director Luděk Mikloško. “We watched the situation around him, and when there was a chance to get him, we went for it. He had a great autumn in Karviná, and I believe that he will confirm his reputation as a striker who can score goals, and will help us in the spring,” he said.
Before Karvina, Gning also worked in Teplice, played 94 matches in the highest Czech competition and scored 21 goals.
In the winter, Ostrava also engaged Vlasij Sinjavský from Bohemians 1905, Finn Lauri Laine from SJK Seinäjoki and Filip Šancel from Slavia.
