According to him, the forward has been shying away from contract extension talks as his current deal nears an end and the club should not stop him from learning if he decides to be ungrateful.

In the last few years, the 21-year-old has been one of Hearts’ key players, playing a major role in their FA Cup title wins as well as the Ghana Premier League triumph two seasons ago.

Those performances with Hearts have also seen him excel with the Black Satellites and Black Galaxies as well as being called up for the Black Stars’ 2022 FIFA World Cup campaign in Qatar.

However, Dr Nyaho-Tamakloe believes the club does not need to allow the player to dictate to them.

”We have not even had the opportunity to sit down with him,” he said, as quoted by Graphic Sports.

“Whenever you call him he’ll give an excuse and because he gets invited to the national teams he’ll tell you that we are going here and when we come back I’ll sign.”

“I’ve told my colleagues on the board that we should not allow him to dictate to us. If he is unwilling to sign we should allow him to go because it was Hearts that brought him to the limelight and if he wants to be ungrateful he should be allowed to go.”

Barnieh is expected to join the Black Galaxies camp as they prepare for the 2023 African Nations Championships (CHAN).

Muntari has been involved in five games for Hearts since joining the club in February, starting all but one of the games in the league.

The 37-year-old was also key to the Rainbow club beating Asante Kotoko to the 2022 President’s Cup at the Accra Sports Stadium.

His performances have led to rallying calls from fans and other football authorities for the former Inter Milan midfielder to be recalled into the national team for the double-header against Nigeria for a place at the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

However, Dr Tamakloe, who was a part of the player’s days in the national team, has insisted the time is not right for Muntari to be involved in the team.

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“I worked with Sulley Muntari in 2004 when he was with the U23 squad. I was then the GFA boss. [It is clear that he is doing well] but let’s not rush him back to the team. I believe when the time is right, Sulley himself would know it and decide on it,” he said on Asempa FM.

Since Ghana’s World Cup fiasco in Brazil 2014, Muntari is yet to play for the Black Stars.