TP Mazembe claim Taylor deal

Hearts of Oak mercurial midfielder Charles Asampong Taylor is expected in Lubumbashi on Saturday to seal a deal with DR Congo champions TP Mazembe.

 
According to TP Mazembe's General manager Frédéric Kitenge Kinkumba, Taylor will sign an initial two-year-deal.

Details of the deal are undisclosed for now but the club want to bolster their squad for this year's Caf Champions League.

Taylor has been reported to be on his way out of Hearts of Oak after an impressive show at the CHAN tournament in La Cote D'Ivoire in March.

The 27-year-will play in this year's Caf Champions League as TP Mazembe drew Etoile du Sahel, Monomotapa and Heartland in Group B.

He also announced his intentions to quit the club for their refusal to pay him the remainder his enticement fee.

The two-times African champions have also signed Zambian striker Given Singuluma from local side Zanaco.