In October last year, Sky Sports news broke the news that Watford had signed highly rated Sierra Leonean star, Umaru Bangura from native side Mighty Blackpool ahead of a host of top European clubs including Marseille and Malmo.
Five months on,
There has been many rumours flying around about the whereabouts of Bangura, who at the age of 16 went into hiding from the police after he and his team escaped from the the Under-17 World Championship in Finland in 2003 seeking political asylum.
It was during the Finland tournament that the player, who can play anywhere in defence was first spotted, and duly signed up by the football agency Wright Wright Wright, who made his dream move to England a reality the following year.
However, here at the Golden Boys we can reveal that the real reason for the player not finalising his move to the club is the issue of a work permit, which after all this time has still not come through.
After months of speculation, and wondering what had actually happened to our major transfer coup, Bangura has finally turned up at local non-league side, Wealdstone currently 18th in the Ryman Premier League. He is playing on a temporary basis at
Not the most of attractive of destinations for a player who was wanted by some top clubs a year back, but let's hope that the work permit issue will be sorted out in the coming weeks, and he can soon be impressing us all like namesake and fellow Sierra Leonean, Alhassan Bangura.
On that note, another young Sierra Leonean, 19-year-old, Abass Conteh (pictured), is also playing on a temporary basis for Wealdstone, and according to their website is on the books of The Golden Boys at the moment. This will be news to most 
Maybe this young striker will also be joining us soon along with Bangura, which would see the number of African players at the club rise to three.