Sudanese giants Al Merreikh are keen on signing Ghanaian midfielderà Augustine Okrah despite his failed medical in Khartoum and have decided to send him to the UAE to undergo treatment ahead of the opening of the transfer window in June next year, GHANASoccernet.com can exclusively report.
Okrah, who was the Ghana Premier League's top scorer last season, arrived in the country last to seal a bumper deal with the oil-rich club after a difficult sojourn in Sweden.
A nagging knee injury prevented Okrah from being signed by Al Merreikh who want players to boost their squad ahead of the start of the season.
However, keen on keeping the talented despite the failed medical, Al Merreikh president wants the former Ghana Premier League goal king to undergo treatment in the UAE to undergo treatment on his knee injury to ensure he is fit to be signed on by June.
GHANASocccernet.com sources the playerââ¬â¢s visa should be ready by Tuesday for him to fly out to the Gulf for the examination.
The clubââ¬â¢s doctors failed to confirm how long the youngster will spent in the treatment room.
The 2014 Sudanese Premier League runners-up knew about Okrahââ¬â¢s condition but agreed to sign him if his injury was not serious.
ââ¬ÅIt is not a case of Okrah failing a medical because the club knew about his health status before he agreed to land in Sudan,â⬠a club source exclusively told GHANASoccernet.com on anonymity.
ââ¬ÅI think our rivals Al Hilal are those involved in the propaganda that he has failed a medical so we donââ¬â¢t buy him. But we want to have him treated to be fit so we can sign him in June."
Okrah returned from a ill-fated four-month loan spell at Swedish side BK Hacken where he failed to make a first team appearances because of his injury setbacks.