international congolais." data-reactid="19">Jackson Muleka flies to Standard de Liège on Saturday September 5th. A start which concludes a prosperous season at TP Mazembe for the Congolese international.
It’s the start of a new story for the very prolific Jackson Muleka, and a new European chapter for a career in full swing. It is at Standard de Liège that the Congolese nugget will write the rest of his sporting epic.
After a record-breaking season for the 20-year-old striker with Tout Puissant Mazembe – he distinguished himself as top scorer in the CAF Champions League – he finally signed for four years with the Standard Reds of Liège.
If his transfer has been official for a few days already, he has just received his work and travel visa from Moïse Katumbi, the president of Mazembe in person, in the presence of his father and the manager of the Lush club.
Covid-19 avant toute chose, et sera ensuite placé en quatorzaine." data-reactid="24">However, when he arrives in Belgium, he will not be able to immediately join the group for collective training. He will indeed have to carry out a Covid-19 test before anything else, and will then be placed in fourteen.
He could nevertheless set foot on the grass on September 27 against Zulte-Waregem. We will therefore have to wait a little longer before seeing the Congolese striker in action under the colors of the Rouche club.
Football Academy, il gagne rapidement sa place en 2018, profitant de la blessure de Ben Malongo, alors titulaire. Muleka devient rapidement un membre indispensable de l’effectif lushois, comme l'attestent ses titres de meilleur buteur des deux derniers championnats." data-reactid="28">And this is not to displease the president of the Ravens, who has long relied on the talent of Muleka, making him grow from the Academy to the CAF Champions League. Number 17 is a pure product of TP Mazembe. Trained at the Katumbi Football Academy, he quickly gained his place in 2018, taking advantage of the injury of Ben Malongo, then holder. Muleka quickly became an essential member of the Lush workforce, as evidenced by his top scorer titles in the last two championships.
The Ravens’ flagship striker has been in high demand lately. Already in January 2020, the Egyptian club FC Pyramids had tried to afford the services of the young star, but had faced a refusal from Moïse Katumbi. Out of the question for the president of TPM to give up his nugget to an African rival.
The Congolese would also have been approached by French clubs, from Ligue 2, like Lens, but also from Ligue 1, like Lille. It was ultimately the Belgian formation of Liège that caught his attention. The Standard would have spent nearly 2 million euros for his transfer.
He must now confirm his skills on the Old Continent. And it will be able, why not, to follow in the footsteps of several of its predecessors from TPM. Standard recently enabled Christian Luyindama to fly to Galatasaray, and Merveille Bope to assert his talent.
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