Warren Mfula has sensationally claimed he regrets ever having played for Sheppey after The Ites sold him to Faversham!
The 33-year-old has departed Holm Park to join big-spending Southern Counties East Premier Division Faversham for an undisclosed club-record fee spent by the Lilywhites.
Prolific striker Mfula joined Sheppey in December 2021 and made a massive impact with his goals, helping them to a unique quadruple in the 2021/22 season on their way to the league title.
He ended the last campaign with 28 goals as The Ites narrowly missed out on an Isthmian South play-off berth.
Mfula, who also counts Dartford among his former clubs, said: “It’s part of life, right? You’ve done so much for the club and you won them the league and stuff like that.
“But then, there’s a lack of moral values, there’s a lack of recognition of your hard work what you have done for them, it’s the lies and it’s the betrayal.
“As a human being, you have to have decent values.
“Before leaving, I made it clear: I would never play for them anymore and I regret having played for them.
“I really strongly regret having played for Sheppey in my heart. I fully, fully regret, with my heart, having played for them.
“I didn’t want to say too much about it and left the door open - blah, blah, blah - but if I can list some of all the clubs I’ve played for in the past, people might say ‘You played for Sheppey’ but, in my heart, I don’t even consider them.”
The Ites, who have re-signed Dan Bradshaw to help fill the void left by Mfula, said in a statement everyone at the club had been “doing all we could to keep him under his current contract”.
But on how the summer switch came about, Mfula said: “If you are going to put it out there, put it out there. A lot of
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