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Former Black Stars midfielder, Sulley Muntari, has revealed why he turned down a move to Asante Kotoko after parting ways with Hearts of Oak.<\/p>\n

The former Inter Milan and AC Milan midfielder signed a six-month loan deal with the club midway through the 2021\/22 Ghana Premier League season.<\/p>\n

Muntari assisted the Phobian Club to win the President\u2019s Cup and the FA Cup.<\/p>\n

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However, the 36-year-old did not renew his contract with the Rainbow Club.<\/p>\n

He was linked to the Porcupine Warriors before the start of the 2022\/23 football season.<\/p>\n

According to Muntari, he did not want to disgrace himself and put a dent in his legacy after his suggestions on how to improve the squad for their African campaign proved futile.<\/p>\n

Speaking to Dan Kwaku Yeboah TV, Muntari who was close to joining Hearts\u2019 rivals Asante Kotoko after failed talks with the Phobians said both clubs did not want to build their team the European way.<\/p>\n

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\u201cYeah, I had a few talks with them (Asante Kotoko) I spoke to some board members because I wanted to help them in Africa but I was with Hearts of Oak at that time,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy contract had run out and I was talking with them to build a very, very strong team. I didn\u2019t want to go and disgrace myself in the African campaign. If you qualify for the CAF Champions League or any other CAF competition or even Europe, you prepare for that. You augment the squad that you qualified with some good players and build the team.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo I was talking with Hearts of Oak\u00a0to build the team but the management had different ideas. And if someone has a different idea, although you tell them to do stuff, if they don\u2019t want to do it, you don\u2019t push it.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ll tell you the truth, I didn\u2019t want to go and disgrace myself. And I know I\u2019ve really worked hard in terms of football, so for me to come and let some little things wipe all the work that I\u2019ve done, no. I won\u2019t do it, no. So I was talking with Kotoko about the same (thing),\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

The former Portsmouth midfielder and English FA Cup winner also\u00a0clarified that his attempt to join Asante Kotoko was not because Hearts of Oak failed to adopt his suggested models.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is not because Hearts didn\u2019t do as I said that\u2019s why I wanted to go to Kotoko, no. But even if it\u2019s second division, it\u2019s the same mentality I would come up with, so you can build a strong team. Because the moment you build a strong team, the following year you can sell two or three players then you get money then you build the team again. Most of the teams we played in Europe that\u2019s what they do.\u201d<\/p>\n

Both Hearts of Oak and Asante Kotoko got kicked out of their respective African campaigns after their first games.<\/p>\n

Asante Kotoko lost 4-3 on penalties to Burkinabe side RC Kadiogo in the first round of the CAF Champions League while Hearts lost 3-1 on aggregate to Malian side, AS Bamako in the CAF Confederations Cup.<\/p>\n

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