BAM boss to have contract powwow with Pearly-Thinaah
KUALA LUMPUR: BAM president Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz will seek to end the national association's contract wrangle with women's pair Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah in a meeting tomorrow.
According to sources with knowledge of the matter, Tengku Zafrul will hold talks with Pearly-Thinaah at the Academy Badminton Malaysia (ABM).
World No. 3 Pearly-Thinaah have yet to sign a new deal with BAM after their previous contracts expired in December.
The duo were said to have asked for additional perks in their new contracts (scheduled to run until 2028). But BAM has insisted that its new offers for both the players were better than the previous contracts.
Pearly-Thinaah are said to be contemplating becoming an independent pair due to offers from outside BAM.
Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Zafrul is back in the country after leading a Malaysian delegation for trade talk with the United States recently.
Earlier, Tengku Zafrul met with Pearly and Thinaah at the ABM on June 13, where he stated that it's important to keep the duo and other top shuttlers in the BAM stable.
Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh, who has urged Pearly-Thinaah to stay with BAM and focus on winning gold at the 2028 Olympics, had also urged the national body to settle the contract issue fast.
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