Kenyan international and KAA Gent defender Joseph Okumu is remaining focused on his stay at the club at the moment despite being linked with a couple of moves to top clubs in Europe.Following a stellar performance in his first season with the Belgium side, Okumu attracted interest from a couple of top sides in Europe, with reports linking him to teams in England, France, and Scotland.👥 21 namen in onze selectie. Met de retour van @VadisOfficial, Nurio en @laudepoitre en wie weet het debuut van Hongi morgen!🇰🇷🤩COBW🔵⚪️ | #kaagent #kvognt pic.twitter.com/Pn0vpUioBB— KAA Gent (@KAAGent) August 11, 2022 But while his focus is on doing the job ahead of him for Gent, the defender however maintains he is open to offers and will listen to any that catches his attention.”At the moment that is not an issue. I am here at Gent and I like being here. I focus on what I have to do and that is play football. If there is anything that catches my attention, I shall hear it,” he said as quoted on Gent’s official website.Ahead of their Friday league match against KV Oostende, the Harambee Stars defender is upbeat that they have the quality to win the match despite their opponent having the home advantage in the fixture.A look at Okumu’s meteoric rise in market value amid interests from Germany, Spain, and ItalyFurther, he is looking forward to having another stellar season in the heart of the backline for Gent and help the team avoid conceding as much as he can and is working to remain as consistent as he was last season.”Ostend has an advantage because they play at home, but with our qualities we should be able to win. Last season consistency was one of my most important qualities. I want to keep it that way, and even try to improve. In the past games we couldn’t keep a clean sheet, but we are working on that. In the back we want to be as strong as we were in the second part of last season. So I’m happy that Jordan is there again. We now have more options in the back and that is important not only for the coach, but for all of us,” he added.The match kicks off at 9:45 PM.
