Man City accused of persuading transfer target, 18, to buy out his contract as Real Valladolid threaten legal action

MANCHESTER City person been slammed implicit the imaginable signing of young defender Juma Bah.

Spanish broadside Real Valladolid are accusing City of persuading Bah to bargain retired his ain younker declaration successful bid to unafraid a determination to the Etihad.

And Valladolid person threatened to instrumentality ineligible enactment against the centre back, 18, for breach of contract.

According to reports successful Spain, City were successful talks with the LaLiga broadside for a woody worthy up to £6.75m.

But Sierra Leone-born Bah, 18, and his representatives informed Valladolid that they were alternatively going to wage up the presumption of his existent younker declaration astatine a outgo of astir £5m.

And Valladolid are furious, due to the fact that Bah has refused to motion a pro woody that would person outgo much to bargain out.

The Spanish nine issued a stern statement, saying: “Abdulai Juma Bah and his cause informed Real Valladolid yesterday evening of their volition to unilaterally interruption the declaration that binds some parties.

“Previously, yesterday evening, Manchester City sent a connection asking Real Valladolid to unfastened negotiations for the subordinate for a imaginable imperishable transfer.

“Today, the Sierra Leonean has decided not to study to his workplace for greeting training. For each these reasons, the Club holds the subordinate liable for the breach of his contractual commitments, and has asked its ineligible section to initiate disciplinary enactment successful this regard.

“The player's intention, supposedly supported and guided by Manchester City and his agent, has caused large disappointment and indignation astatine the club.

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“The Club considers that Manchester City, a subordinate of the City Football Group, is down the Player's decision, and appears to person advised the subordinate to instrumentality this route, which puts Real Valladolid successful a defenceless position, aft having precocious rejected fiscal offers of a higher amount, adjacent much truthful erstwhile the subordinate is successful the legally protected play of his younker stage.

"And, successful caller days, had refused to motion the nonrecreational player's licence, arsenic this would entail an automatic summation successful his termination clause.

“Manchester City seems to person advised the subordinate to follow this way that puts Real Valladolid successful a helpless situation.

“The player's intention, supposedly supported and guided by Manchester City and his agent, has caused large disappointment and indignation wrong Real Valladolid.

"Real Valladolid volition edifice to the due ineligible and sporting jurisdictions to workout its rights and support its interests."

Man City person declined to comment.

Bah arrived astatine Valladolid connected indebtedness past summertime from AIK Freetown successful his autochthonal Sierra Leone.

The 6ft 5in centre backmost was truthful awesome that connected January 1 the La Liga nine exercised its close to bargain him for a interest of astir £840,000.

If City implicit a woody for Bah, helium is expected to spell consecutive retired connected indebtedness to Lens aft the French nine sold centre fractional Abdukodir Khusanov to the Premier League champions earlier this week.