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In demand Kenyan defender 'Crouch' Okumu heads to Austria with KAA Gent
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Reading Time: 1min | Mon. 27.06.22. | 12:20
His Belgian club is expected to play two pre-season friendlies in Austria.
Kenyan international Joseph Okumu has been included in the 26-man KAA Gent squad heading to Austria for pre-season training as the team steps up its preparations for the 2022-2023 season.
During their pre-season tour to Austria, Gent are expected to play Croatian outfit Hajduk Split and Greek side Aris Thessaloniki before returning to Belgium to finalise their pre-season with two other games.
Gent will play Danish side Midtjylland and fellow Belgian outfit SK Beveren before kicking off their season on Sunday 17 July with a Super Cup clash against league winner Club Brugge.
Okumu heads over to Austria at a time when he has been linked with a number of teams with the latest entrants to the race for his signature being Italian side Atalanta.
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The former Chemelil Sugar defender has also attracted interest from Scottish giants Celtic, English Premier League outfit Arsenal and German side Borussia Dortmund.
Since making the move from Swedish side Elfsborg to Gent, Okumu’s career has continued on its upward trajectory where he scored three goals in 46 games.
KAA Gent squad heading to Austria
Goalkeepers
Davy Roef
Celestin De Schrevel
Louis Fortin
Defenders
Joseph Okumu
Michael Ngadeu
Alessio Castro-Montes
Bram Lagae
Andreas Hanche-Olsen
Núrio Fortuna
Bruno Godeau
Midfielders
Elisha Owusu
Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe
Julien De Sart
Sulayman Marreh
Matisse Samoise
Robbie Van Hauter
Noah De Ridder
Andrew Hjulsager
Sven Kums
Forwards
Hugo Cuypers
Darko Lemajić
Ibrahim Salah
Gianni Bruno
Martin Fofana
Laurent Depoitre
Tarik Tissoudali
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