Former Black Stars Captain John Mensah open to any local club transfer

Published on: 08 December 2017

Former Ghana Captain John Mensah has reiterated his doors are opened to any local club that wants his services.

John Mensah, 35, has been inactive for almost a year due to injury and has refuted claims he has retired from the sport.

According to the former Sunderland defender, he is ready to join any club including those from the domestic league.

“I won’t say no to playing in the local league although I haven’t thought of that. As at now, my main focus is to recover fully from my injury problems,” he told Graphic Sports.

“I don’t have any preferred destination because I have to start training for the clubs to see me and then bid for me before I can decide on where to move to,” he added.

The “Rock of Gilbratar” last played actively for AFC Ekilstuna in Sweden but has struggled due to lack of form and injuries.

There have been calls for the defender to hand his boots but the former Olympique Lyon defender says he has some good football in him and would want to continue playing.

“I’ve not quit football; not now,” John Mensah stated on the ‘Face To Face’ segment of Agoo TV’s Dwidwamu Sports Thursday.

“After my time with Lyon, I went to Sweden but injuries did not allow me to play a match for them. I had to leave after the contract ended in November 2016 so I came back home.

“I have been undergoing some special training. I’m okay now but because I’ve been inactive, I’m not eager to return to the national team now,” he added.

John Mensah has been linked with a return to boyhood club Ashantigold and other clubs from the local league including Kumasi Asante Kotoko.

By Lukman Evergreen Mumin 

 

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