Chipolopolo striker Emmanuel Mayuka has joined French Ligue 1 side FC Sochaux on a one-year loan deal from Southampton.
Mayuka’s Israel based FIFA agent Nir Karin confirmed the deal on Monday.
The striker has failed to command a place in the Southampton starting eleven after joining the Saints a year ago from Swiss side Young Boys.
“Emmanuel Mayuka has signed a 1 year contract with FC Sochaux,” Karim revealed.
“FC Southampton have agreed a 1 year loan under an undisclosed fee. In end of this 1 year Mayuka will return automatic to FC Southampton,” he said.
Karim said Mayuka turned down offers from Scottish giants Celtic in preference to the French side.
“Mayuka preferred Sochaux over Celtic, Standard Lieuge and Championship clubs between others.”
Sochaux are currently second from the bottom of the table after a round of four matches played so far in the French Ligue 1
Mayuka scored one goal for Southampton.
What about Sunzu? We were told he would also go to Europe.
vamahala vinata..
whoever sung that song…
Awe MWANDI washilya isha pa bench kuli Ba Southampton mwaice!
Good riddance from ‘our’ shores
Thanks
Kwena iwe ka mushota…ulaimona sana ati?
Mushota that’s not your country. you place is kwa mushota na ku kashikishi. you an embarrassment to Africans particularly zedians. kwabene eko uleilumbila.
good move ma boy.
get more playing time and ensure that you improve on your abilities big time.
good luck.
He is still young so it is probably a wise move to regroup and attempt the EPL some time in the future.
no need to try EPL again, the amateurish rugby football played in the epl does not suit the skills zambians ve. Any skillful player finishes in the epl coz its running directionless football.
12 of epl clubs are crap.
Sochaux maybe relegated at the end of the season! Did he make a wise move?
Its a season loan move if the club go down or stays up, he still goes back to his club Southampton.
I`m happy for him.
That is the same way Mbesuma left England through France to Africa. England football is for real men, not boys
Real men? You’re just in awe of your colonial masters
You are mentally enslaved.
maboya yahao kashimani wena
Why not Celtic?? they enjoy dominance, winning trophies and possible champions league football. Its all there. I would chose them than a bottom placed team. Mayuka is not going back to the saints after 1yr. The move is a polite way of kicking him out. They shipped him out the minute he requested a loan spell and they are happy to recover some money sent on him.
Its an opportunity for him to get more playing time, gain confidence and experience… remember Southampton signed a striker for £14m so it would have been wasteful for them to have 5 strikers…why should they send him to Celtic when they didn’t ask for him? This is better than warming the bench and a plus for Zambia.
Wake up!!
Playing Time…….. There are big names at Celtics , I think it is much harder than where he was. In this team in France he will get some playing time.
This is my Logical conclusion to pick the French team !!!
He was going to continue warming the bench again.Its a good choice to have more playing time.
just yesterday, i was told he scored a decisive goal for sounthampton today nkani yinangu. bwelenikofye nkana is waiting for you sir!
Zambians are so negative. Come back to Nkana! The boy has done well to go to France. Celtic have bigger names on the bench and he would have gone from bench to bench. In France he will have regular football.
Yes
everything Zambian is cursed…
Ba confused muzaona maloza
That’s not true. We are blessed. We just need wisdom to manage our blessings
@6.1 MR BEAN, thanx for helping me out thanx for your well reasoned comment. Most of these brainwashed colonial thinking zambians dont see weaknesses of the epl. Its just an overhyped boring football league, no wonder 80% of england national team players are bench warmers or fringe players at their clubs.
Its a league well marketed but hollow in every sense. England last won world cup during stone age era due to home ground advantage.
ka confused.com? you are living up to your name. Please disaffiliate from our beloved zambia then and never return. You fool!
jealousy pa Zed. The boy is still young alepanga nomuzulu in Euros. Kamushota kapanga tea mu hotel kale even using their internet. Shame ukaba aphiri anabwela. Nama colado ukabasha,they can not stay kwa mushota
Ekupwa nomba ba Mayuka ukuk mwe
ZED ZED ZED ZED ZED ZONZI!
Ba Confused and Mushota you are all living up to your names – Ba Mushota everything in your life Fyalishota and Ba Confused you are truly confused.
Goodluck & all the best!