Emmanuel Nettey was forced to take an unusual step to protect himself from potential backlash â secretly recording a conversation with a Hearts of Oak board member, the midfielder has admitted.
After leaving the Phobians in 2022 for Iraq's Duhok SC, rumours began circulating about his contract demands. "A friend of mine sent me a voice note on what one of the Hearts of Oak board members said â that I was asking for an outrageous amount," Nettey told 3Sports Bill Eshun on WarmUp Plus.
But he had already anticipated this. "I recorded the convo I had with the board member without his knowledge because I know this is what they do.
They are going to paint you black to the supporters and then they are going to come at you." He forwarded the voice note to the staunch Hearts of Oak fan who was ready to defend him, but Nettey declined to escalate. "I said no.
