Mahatma Extends Hearts Deal

Mahatma Otoo

Hearts of Oak captain, Mahatma Otoo, has signed a one-year extension with the club for a fee of 30,000 dollars.

The deal will keep the 21-year old in the club till August 2014, which dispels all doubts  surrounding the future of the leading marksman of the premier league, who has scored 16-goals.

Information pieced together by GNA Sports indicated that, the Hearts hierarchy and Otoo met at an Accra-based hotel yesterday,  where the deal was struck.

The striker's contract expires in August, but Hearts has tied him up to fend off any potential suitors including arch-rivals Asante Kotoko.

The move is also to ensure Hearts cash in on a potential move abroad of the player to South African giants, Mamelodi Sundowns and a Portuguese side, Benfica, all knocking at his door.

According to a source, both parties are happy with the new deal, which ranks among one of the most expensive on the local scene.

Otoo joined Hearts in 2009 and has remained a pillar in the fortunes of the club. He enjoyed a brief stint with Tunisian side, Esperance Sportive de Tunis, in 2010, where he won a silver medal in the 2010 CAF Champions League.