Breaking News: Hearts of Oak release Joseph Esso and four others

Hearts of Oak have parted ways with five players with immediate effect, the club announced on Friday after a meeting.

The Ghanaian giants decided not to extend the contracts of Benjamin Agyare, Christopher Bonney, Aboubacar Traoré, Bernard Arthur and most notably Joseph Esso.

The Phobians are releasing Agyare, Bonney, Traoré and Arthur for non-performance as their contracts with the club have run out.

Esso is leaving Hearts of Oak because the club couldn't meet his demands for a contract extension as he wanted GhC150,000 as signing on fee while the Rainbow club were offering GhC90,000.

Agyare, Bonney, Arthur and Traoré made a combined 14 appearances for the Phobians in the 2019/2020 campaign.

Esso also scored just three goals in 14 appearances in the season for Hearts of Oak.