JOHOR BARU: Financial constraints have forced Perak to off-load their three foreigners – Guinean hotshot Keita Mandjou, Croatian defender Vedran Kukoc and Burkina Faso midfielder Traore Abdoulaye – and six locals for the new season which is scheduled to kick off in the first week of November. All those released have existing contracts until the end of October.
However, coach Steve Darby, whose contract with Perak runs until October 2008, did not release the name of the locals who are mostly reserves. In a bid to further cut costs, Perak will promote two players to the senior team. They are Nor Hazrul Mustafa and Fakri Shaarani, both 18, from the youth team. The duo saw action with the senior team a number of times this season.
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