Wanyama set to extend Montreal stay

The speculation surrounding the future of former Harambee Stars captain Victor Wanyama is set to come to an end with the midfielder now set to sign a new deal with Canadian giants CF Montreal.Wanyama has largely expected to ditch the club after expiry of his contract with the club that he joined in 2020. This is after the two parties fail to strike a deal that would have seen him commit to the club for at least one more season.##NAJAVA_MECA_6928878##In October he announced that he was destined to leave the club when his contract expired.“At the end of the season I will be free to leave but as long I am here I will remain focused and make sure that we finish well and from there I will have a chance to say goodbye. It is not about me, … We will see. I don’t want to speak much because I don’t know what’s going on, I am focused on our weekend game and after the playoffs we will see what happens,” he said.He was linked with a move to a host of clubs across Europe and Asia, notably his former club Celtic but the player, who has since left the country for Canada is now set to ink a new deal with the club as confirmed by several sources within the Canadian and the MLS.“Confirmation: I can confirm the return of Victor Wanyama with the @cfmontreal as indicated by the rumor circulating this week,” Canadian journalist Jeremy Filosa tweeted.Wanyama’s decision to extend comes as a boost for Montreal who have already lost a number of players who were key to the team’s success last season. A campaign that they reached the semifinals of the MLS playoffs.Djordje Mihailovic has moved to AZ Alkmaar, Ismaël Kone joined Watford FC while defender Alistair Johnston joined Victor Wanyama’s former club Celtic FC. Center backs Kamal Miller and Joel Waterman, two of CFMTL’s six players who represented Canada at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, are also reportedly generating Europe-centric interest.The club earlier appointed Wanyama’s former teammate Hernan Losada as the new head coach and signed three new players. The three are; George Campbell and Aaron Herrera, both defenders and Chinonso Offor a striker.Tusker’s Ojok leads the scoring chart

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