Partizan give up on Ouma in a surprising twist

Partizan was fired up, Timothy Ouma agreed, but from an ‘almost agreed deal’, we arrived to a ‘canceled deal’ in a matter of weeks. Serbian media reported today that Partizan is on the verge of a new signing, but surprisingly it won't be a Harambee Stars midfielder, but rather a different African – Iddrisu Baba. Almería's defensive midfielder is set to join the club in a surprising twist. The 30-year-old is an experienced player who has spent his entire professional career in Spain, playing for clubs like Mallorca and Almeria. Although he was born in Accra and represents the Ghana national team, Baba is a product of the Spanish football system. But what happened with Ouma?Serbian giants Partizan reveal reason for going all out to sign Timothy OumaAccording to the sources from the Serbian club, the Harambee Stars player was keen to come to Belgrade and play for Partizan. Ouma was projected as a replacement for the club’s captain Vanja Dragojević, who joined Scottish Rangers and the initial deal was a season-long loan with an option to buy, but the problem was created by his current club Slavia Prague. According to the reports, the club officials changed the financial part of the loan and wanted more money, more than Partizan, who is in serious financial situation, was able to pay. The Serbian club waited for some time hoping that Slavia will come back to the original deal, but since that didn’t happen, they turned to other targets, and found Iddrisu Baba.Stars Abroad: Timothy Ouma wins first title in Poland as Lech Poznań clinch league crownIt’s an unfortunate turn of events for Ouma who was keen to come and Partizan executive felt the same."We received excellent recommendations. There are many important details about him, and we believe Ouma would mean a lot to us in midfield. He is a physically dominant player, very good positionally, and someone who can bring balance to our midfield. We already have players in those positions, but competition is always welcome. We believe this would be a very good signing" said newly appointed sporting director Radosav Petrovic a month ago.##NAJAVA_MECA_9879086##