Ghana midfielder Mubarak Wakaso is seeking a new club, five days after his proposed move to Saudi Arabian side Al Ittihad collapsed.
Wakaso is believed to be secretly negotiating with potential suitors who are keen on signing him as he was desperate to leave the Russian league which seems to have stalled his progress in the game.
The midfielder was expected to have returned to his Russian club Rubin Kazan on Wednesday after a big-money move to Al-Ittihad collapsed because two agents claiming to represent the player clashed over the life-changing 2.5m Euros per year deal.
He was expected to have returned to Russia to help his club in their league matches but the Ghanaian opted to look for a new club, the General Manager of Rubin Kazan, Ayrat Garayev, told Ghanasoccernet.com.
“Wakaso has not returned to Kazan. He is currently not with the club because he wants to stay to look for other options to continue his career,” Garayev said.
A hugely-influential figure for Ghana with impressive showing in qualifiers and the recent Africa Cup of Nations, Wakaso has been unlucky with club sides who have not given him the desired playing time to show his potential.
Wakaso passed a medical with the Saudi club on Monday waiting for the deal to be sealed before the fight between new agent Eduardo and long-standing agent Miguel Garcias Hita emerged.
Hita, who has been working with Wakaso for about three years now, was threatening to report the deal to FIFA claiming Eduardo who is brokering the Saudi deal has no right to represent the player.
Al Ittihad, fearing that this could lead to possible fines and suspension by FIFA, decided not to sign Wakaso.
Wakaso, who has 31 appearances for the Black Stars and scored 9 goals, was keen on joining compatriot Sulley Muntari at Al Ittihad.