Benson Omala’s agent, Stephen Ochiel, has criticized Gor Mahia for the breakdown of Omala’s intended move to JS Saoura of Algeria.The transfer to the Algerian side collapsed on Monday afternoon, shortly after Gor Mahia announced Omala’s departure on loan for the rest of the season.##NAJAVA_MECA_7855520##Although Gor Mahia was set to receive KES. 3.2 million in loan fees and Omala was to earn a net monthly salary of KES. 1.3 million, nine times more than his previous earnings at the club, the deal fell through due to what remains unclear with each side now blaming the otherAccording to representatives from JS Saouara, they had repeatedly reminded Gor Mahia about the transfer, but the club delayed in finalizing the deal.Consequently, JS Souara decided to sign a Congolese striker instead of waiting further. Ochiel, speaking to Daily Nation, expressed frustration, stating that the deal could have been concluded earlier if Gor Mahia had not procrastinated.Ochiel revealed that Gor Mahia initially demanded double the amount JS Souara proposed for the transfer fee, which ultimately led to negotiations breaking down. He criticized Gor Mahia for making unreasonable demands and then accepting the offer too late, by which time JS Souara had already moved on to other options and the transfer window deadline in Algeria was approaching.”This deal would have been closed by Friday because I sent it to the club on Wednesday night and we met on Thursday where even Omala was present,” Ochiel said.Akhulia wants team to score more, rules out new additions in transfer window“Gor officials demanded Sh6.4 million (40,000 dollars) and lowered it to Sh4.8 million (30,000 dollars) but that couldn’t work.”They should have rejected it out rightly rather than making outrageous demands then accepting too late when JS Soura had got fed up and looked for another player and the transfer window deadline in Algeria was nearing,” he added.Moreover, Ochiel highlighted the inconvenience caused by Gor Mahia’s delay in finalizing the deal, including the last-minute signing of documents at a petrol station on Sunday night and the lack of a rubber stamp, which necessitated further discussions on Monday morning, ultimately causing the deal to collapse.”Rachier signed the deal at a petroleum station on Sunday night. Omala had to look for transport to take him there but again he had no rubber stamp forcing the issue to be dealt with again on Monday 10 am which was too late,” he added.However, Gor Mahia’s chairman, Ambrose Rachier, refuted the allegations, asserting that the player’s representatives seemed uninformed about JS Saouara, including its location.”Three people came to my office when we were having the usual Executive Committee meeting on Thursday and insisted on seeing us late evening. One was a Somali man known as Ali, Omala’s agent Stephen Ochiel and another man.”When we finished our meeting, they told us they were interested in signing Omala, but upon interrogation, we found Ali who was at the forefront and didn’t even know where the city was found. That was shocking to us,” said Rachier.
