Kariobangi Sharks will pocket close to USD 200,000 (approximately Kshs. 25,800,000 on current exchange rates) from the sale of 18-year-old midfielder Stanley Wilson Omondi to the 2018 Swedish champions AIK Fotboll.Wilson sealed his move to AIK on Wednesday, marking the start of life in professional football after barely a season in the Kenyan top flight.AIK invited the national U20 team skipper for trials in February, where he impressed and would put pen to a three-year-long deal on Wednesday after turning 18 years.##NAJAVA_MECA_8291067##Sharks chairman Robert Maoga revealed that the club bagged solid returns from the investment they made in Wilson last year from National Super League side Darajani Gogo.“We got between USD 150,000 to 20, 000 from the deal. It is not bad business considering that the player turned 18 this week and was just a season old in the top tier,” he told Mozzart Sport in an exclusive interview.The transfer fee Sharks will bank from Wilson’s move to Sweden is the second highest for the club after that of Masud Juma.Sharks got USD 65,000 (approximately Kshs.8,385, 000 on current exchange rates) following Juma’s move to South African side Cape Town City FC in 2018.Kenyan midfielder joins Swedish giants AIK after turning 18Maoga says making at least two sales in a year is all that the club will be aiming for going forward.“We hope to continue churning out talents for such markets annually. Our footballers need to get to the European markets when they are young, and this calls, for more scouting and having strong youth systems in our local clubs,” he said.This is not the first time AIK has bought a Kenyan player for more than ten million shillings, as the club reportedly paid Tusker Kshs. 15 million for Henry Meja’s services in 2021.Additionally, the club invested Kshs 6 million for Collins Sichenje’s signature in May 2022.Wilson’s move to Sweden is not the sole transfer business that has earned Sharks millions in the off-season transfer window, as the club pocketed decent returns from the sale of Julius Masaba and Geoffrey Onyango in the domestic market.Harambee Stars midfielder win away from Europa League stage actionMaoga disclosed that the sale of the two players, who can both play in midfield and defence, saw the club pocket Kshs. 1.5 million.Masaba, who is arguably the most versatile player in the Kenyan league, joined AFC Leopards, while Onyango signed for Kenya Police.Last year, Sharks got in excess of two shillings for the transfer of Tyson Otieno to Kenya Police.
