Joseph Esso's hopes of returning to Hearts of Oak has been called off after contract talks between the player and Ghana Premier League side Accra Hearts of Oak collapsed.
The former Ebusua Dwarfs forward was released by the club three weeks ago along with four other players following the expiration of their contract.
Esso according to reports wanted a one-year contract extension but Hearts of Oak would only agree to a two-year deal.
However, reports went rife last week that the 24-year-old is willing to sign a two-year deal with the club after a fruitful talk
But the club and the player have failed yet again to find an agreement and Esso will be finally allowed to leave the club.
However, Managing Director, Frederick Moore accused Esso of peddling lies to the media regarding how negotiations fell through.
“I don’t want to talk about individual players but people are writing things that are not true. I hope and pray they didn’t get the facts from Joseph Esso, if so then it means they lied”, he told Happy FM.
“It will be unprofessional of me to reveal the facts. The negotiations started not long after the Normalisation Special Competition. After my conversation with the player and his guardian, the coach and the Board members also spoke to him. The player knows the truth and the people around him should speak to him”.
He added that Hearts of Oak had to announce his exit because talks between both sides had been unsuccessful.
“Hearts of Oak had to announce his exit because contract extension talks had broken down”.
Esso scored 3 goals in 14 games in the now truncated 2019/2020 Ghana Premier League season.