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Mariga, agent blocked CSKA Moscow move - Montreal Impact's Wanyama

Montreal Impact and Harambee Stars midfielder Victor Wanyama has revealed how his agent and elder brother McDonald Mariga blocked a move to Russian side CSKA Moscow.

Wanyama stated the Russian top-flight side were among the clubs that approached him while he was about to leave Beerschot at the end of 2011.

Without mentioning the exact figures CSKA Moscow had offered him to sign for them, the former Southampton star states it was a staggering amount of money that he had never been promised before.

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“Since Bescheoft were willing to sell me, a lot of offers came and one of the clubs that wanted me and came with a lot of money is CSKA Moscow.