𝐒𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐚 𝐋𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫, 𝐉𝐮𝐦𝐚 𝐁𝐚𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲
18-year-old Sierra Leonean footballer Juma Bah, who has reportedly signed to Manchester City, faces a legal threat by Real Valladolid for failing to show up for a training session.
In August 2024, La Liga Real Valladolid officially announced the acquisition of Juma Bah on loan from AIK Freetong. He was signed by the Spanish team to play as a defender on a temporary clause with the aim of signing him permanently later on.
This contract serves as a big career opportunity for Juma, putting him on a global football map. Owned by former Brazilian football the protagonist Ronaldo de Lima, Real Valladolid plays in the Spanish League, also known as “La Liga,” one of the biggest sports leagues in the world, making him appealing in the world of professional football.
After multiple appearances with Valladolid, the team wanted to take up a clause to make the signing permanent; however, Manchester City tapped in to acquire him. This purported acquisition has made Valladolid to be very disillusioned.
Juma reportedly missed a training session with Real Valladolid, prompting the Spanish club to threaten to take legal action against him. They also accuse Manchester City of facilitating the young Sierra Leonean defender to break their contract.
Reports state that Juma actually paid six million euros ($6.25 million) to the Spanish team to terminate his contract with Valladolid to make his move to Manchester City.
Juma is reportedly currently on the move to France to join RC Lens and later officially join Manchester City.
