Christian Kofane’s agent defends players decision to turn down Cameroon and focus on Bayer Leverkusen: “We need to take care of the boy”

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Responding to an enquiry from Kicker, Bayer Leverkusen striker Christian Kofane’s agent has explained his client’s decision to turn down a national team call up. Cameroonian national team head coach Marc Brys has suggested that the 19-year-old had no interest in representing his county. Other Cameroonian media reports claim that Brys himself has not lobbied the new Bundesliga professional hard enough.

The story, according to Kofane’s professional representative Eric Depolo, is actually quite simple. Kofane sent Brys a WhatsApp message this summer explaining that he would prefer to focus on his new Bundesliga club and Champions League duties. Brys, per Depolo, never…