RAYON Sports have played down rumours linking their star striker Yannick Bizimana to rivals APR as fake news amid the ongoing financial and administrative crisis at the club.

Reports indicate that Bizimana, who joined Rayon from AS Muhanga at the end of the 2018-19 season, completed a two-year move to APR last Friday for a fee in the region of Rwf20 million.

Speaking to Times Sport in a telephone interview on Monday, Rayon Sports spokesperson, Jean Paul Nkurunziza, insisted that Bizimana was still 'our player' and there had been no agreement between Rayon and APR for his transfer.

The signing speculation was also refuted by Clever Kazungu, the APR spokesperson, noting that "There are clear channels and guidelines of players transfer from one club to another, and they never took place.

Nine-time champions Rayon have lost five key players after just three weeks into the transfer window including Eric Rutanga and Eric Iradukunda who joined Police, goalkeeper Yves Kimenyi and Eric Irambona who were signed by SC Kiyovu as well as out-of-contract midfielder Fabrice Mugheni who bid farewell to the club over the weekend.