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Mansoor believes Montreal Impact could open European gates for Kizza
The Ugandan star has had trials outside the country before and his handler explained why previous offers were turned down
Mustafa Kizza’s agent Adamson Mansoor believes his client's move to Montreal Impact could open the European gates for the left-back.
Montreal Impact confirmed the signing of the 20-year-old Ugandan from KCCA FC and Mansoor is confident many opportunities may open for the youngster if he impresses in Major League Soccer (MLS).
“MSL has been exporting players to the top five leagues in Europe, the latest one is Alphonso Davies at FC Bayern Munich, also a left-back like Kizza who started as a left-winger,” Mansoor told Football256.
“Today, we are in a global market, once you do well, the whole world will open doors for you and MLS has attributes that Kizza will continue progressing on which are the physical attributes of the game.
“MLS has fast and strong players, so it’s something he is going to enjoy and continue progressing as a player and also has a man.
“He is definitely coming to compete, he is coming with a lot of luggage behind him, some Caf Champions League football with great performances against the best teams in Africa like Al Ahly and Esperance like you already know.
“He has great game statistics, in the league and national team, he has a lot of games for his age so he is obviously not coming to just develop but to compete.”
Mansoor believes Kizza, who will remain at KCCA on loan until December, will need more time on the pitch in order to accelerate his growth.
“But also, the process of developing requires getting game time, so the more he plays the more he will develop, but he is definitely coming to compete for a starting position,” he added.
The player's manager also revealed why Kizza did not take previous offers after trial stints in Europe.
“Every time Kizza came to Europe he was successful but we felt it wasn’t the right move for him, so we had to wait for the right move,” Mansoor explained.
“We had several options on the table and we had to take aspects of the offers we had into consideration.
“Montreal are the one that ticked all the boxes, sports-wise it was a great opportunity, the sports director [Olivier Renard] is one that has unbelievable global knowledge about the players in the market.
“Very successful with buying young players, develop and reselling them after. Then the coach is obviously one of the best players ever, without a doubt with a football brain next to none.
“Montreal are a club with an amazing history, with the ability to attract top players, Didier [Drogba], [Victor] Wanyama, Bojan [Krkic], players who bring huge luggage of football experience.
“So, for Kizza to be around Wanyama, Henry and Krkic, I think is the best gift you can give a young player for him to learn, adjust as quickly as possible to meet international football demands.”
Kizza becomes the second Ugandan to sign for Montreal Impact after Mike Azira.
