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The former Thika Queens attacker recently revealed her desire to earn more, meaning her suitors will need a big offer to price her away from PAOK
Harambee Starlets striker Esse Akida is weighing up her options amid reports that she has three offers from clubs in Germany, Finland, and Ireland.
The striker, who plays for newly-crowned Greek champions PAOK (Women), enjoyed yet another fruitful campaign as she scored 12 goals while her side won the league title.
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17:26 - 19.06.2023
STARS ABROAD Kenyan defender Erick ‘Marcelo’ Ouma on the radar of two clubs with AIK exit imminent
The defender joined AIK back in January 2020 and has scored 13 goals and three assists in 86 games.
This is after she bagged 22 in the previous season to win the Golden Boot award and her form has attracted interest from a number of top sides while PAOK are believed to want to exercise the option of extending her deal for another year at the end of June.
Akida is set to feature in the Champions League next season but PAOK will have to begin from the playoffs given Greece’s low UEFA Coefficient but her route to the competition could become easier if she joins a top league like Germany.
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16:05 - 06.06.2023
STARS ABROAD ‘Forget England and Spain, I want to play where I will make money’ - Akida reveals her motivation
The Harambee Starlets striker believes she is at an age where winning titles and league prestige do not matter
However, while Champions League football remains one of her priorities, Akida revealed this month that her focus now is not to join a top league, or even win titles, but to earn more money, meaning her suitors will have to come with an irresistible package to price her way from PAOK.
“I am at an age where my dream is paying so I will not say I want to play in Spain or England, I want to play where I will get resources and get paid well,” the 30-year-old said during an interview with Betnare TV early this month.
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09:52 - 31.05.2023
FOOTBALL 'Abandon that ugali type of football' - Akida on what ails Kenyan football as she reveals desire to join Manchester United
The Harambee Starlets striker feels Kenyan football needs to evolve to harness full penitential of players.
“At my age, I am looking at what I will get rather than what I will win or whom I am playing against.
“Right now, I am enjoying football even more because I am doing what I love and it is paying me. I have also discovered myself, right now I have a purpose, goals and objectives. When I was young, I was just playing without a purpose.”
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16:45 - 24.05.2023
STARS ABROAD ‘We cook football too and we good at it’ - Akida explains reason behind signature celebration
The Harambee Starlets forward feels there is need to pass a strong message to the rest of the world regarding women’s football
The former Thika Queens attacker signed off the season in style as she scored twice in PAOK’s 3-1 win over OFI Crete with the club reclaiming the title they last won in 2021.
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