Dutch-born Ghanaian defender Jeremie Frimpong has joined German Bundesliga outfit Bayer Leverkusen. 

The 20-year-old completed his move to Leverkusen on Wednesday after penning a four-year deal with the club.

He leaves Scottish giants Celtic after just a season and a half, having joined the club from Manchester City for £300,000.

The right-back enjoyed a good spell at Parkhead winning the Scottish title and the Scottish Cup.

This season, Frimpong made 22 appearances for the club, scoring a goal and providing two assists.

He joins fellow Dutch international with Ghanaian heritage Timothy Fosu Mensah who also moved to the German club in the winter transfer window.

Frimpong was named in Europe’s fast-rising stars of 2020 following his splendid displays for Celtic.

Despite Celtics’ desire to keep him, the young defender opted to leave following a discussion with manager Neil Lennon.

Frimpong is yet to make a senior appearance for the Netherlands making him eligible to play for Ghana the country of his parents.

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Black Meteors defender Kingsley Fobi is the latest of numerous Ghanaian lads to switch club allegiance from the English Premier League to the Spanish Premier La Liga.



The Black Meteors defender Kingsley Fobi has joined Recreativo Granda on loan from English side Watford FC.

The deal is expected to last for a year with an option to secure a permanent move once he impresses his new bosses in the Segunda Division.

Kingsley Fobi who spent last season at CD Badajoz where he featured 11 games, scored two goals and gave an assist has expressed his delight after signing for his new club.

In a recent interview with the media, the Ghanaian international expressed profound gratitude at the opportunity to play in the Segunda Division.

“I could not be happier to sign to Granada and continue my career with a fantastic club that is now my family Granada is a club with rich history and fantastic fans, and I cannot wait to step on the field and begin to fight for the badge.” Tumi nyinaara hye ni nsa #kfRocket

Kingsley Fobi began his career at the Right to Dream Academy in Ghana. From there he went to the lower categories of Granada CF, the parent club of Club Recreativo Granada where he played just one season.

In the last three seasons he has played in S D Formentera, CD Ibiza, and Badajoz, all of them in Second Division B, with a balance of 58 games, three goals, and one assist for a total of 3,701 minutes in the category.

Fobi was also part of the Black Meteors team that represented the nation at the U23 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt in 2019.

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Yaw Yeboah is the latest Ghanaian footballer to secure a move away from his current setup to a new setup ahead of next season.

The Ghana youth midfielder has completed a three-year permanent deal to Polish side Wisla Kraków from Spanish based Numancia.

The young talent endured a good lease of spell on loan at Spanish side Celta Vigo B from Segunda Division outfit Numancia last season scoring five goals in 20 matches.

However, Polish side Wisla Kraków official website have announced the arrival of their new lad to their fans through their portal.

The club’s official statement reads ”Ghanaian winger Yaw Yeboah is another player who joined the team of the 13-time Polish champion.”

“The contract binding the rider with the White Star will be in force for three years.”

It’s expected that in the coming weeks, he will join up with the squad to properly integrate as the new season approaches.

Yeboah gained global prominence when he signed up with English side Manchester City but unfortunately couldn’t cut it there until he was loaned out, he has since had spells with FC Twente, Lille OSC and Real Oviedo.

He has represented Ghana at the U20 and U23 level of his career.

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Ghanaian players all around the world continue to seek moves from one club to another in order to properly test themselves with new challenges, one such player is Samuel Tetteh.

The young pacy winger has agreed to join Major League Soccer outfit New York Red Bulls on loan from Austrian giants Red Bull Salzburg for the 2020 season.

Head of Sports Kevin Thelwell of New York Red Bulls  was full of praise for their new signing.

“Samuel is an exciting attacking player that our scouts have been following,he is strong physically and technically, and plays with a lot of confidence. He’s got an intelligence in each phase of the game and we believe he’ll fit in well with our group.” he ended.

The Ghanaian international made his international bout with Red Bull Salzburg in 2016 from West African Football Academy (WAFA) in Ghana before he was loaned out to FC Liefering, in Austria’s second division.

Tetteh has over 100 appearances underneath his belt which will come as a huge boast to his new side.

The American outfit have an option of making the deal a permanent one after his loan spell.

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Turkish powerhouse Galatasaray have all but sealed a move to add Ghanaian international Bernard Mensah to their ranks from fellow top-flight side Kayserispor.

The midfield gem caught the attention of many clubs this season after successfully impressing with his strong performance for his current club, banging in five goals and notching eight assists in 23 league appearances.

It’s no surprise that, Turkish sides Fenerbeche, Besiktas as well as English and German side, Wolves and Schalke were all said to have enquired about the services of the young midfielder but it’s Galatasaray have jumped ahead of it’s competition to make a solid move.

They have however agreed to pay Kayserispor’s asking price of 3.6 million euros to secure their man.

Mensah’s contract with the Turkish club Kayserispor’s will elapse next season, 2022 but the player wants a new challenge in order to test himself.

The Ghanaian playmaker has been ever present in Turkey, starting out with Kasimpasa on loan, playing a total of 30 games scoring five, moving on to Kayserispor on loan and playing 24 games with three goals before signing on permanatly with them last season.

Hopefully, he successfully secures this move to bolster his professional carer that spans over half a decade.

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The shot-stopper’s contract with the club still has four months left to elapse but the two parties decided on agreeing to part ways mutually.

In a recent interview with the club’s website, he expressed his profound gratitude to the club for the opportunity to feature for them,though it was blighted by a number of injuries

“Of course I wish I had the opportunity to achieve something here, but that’s football. Things do not always go smoothly. I am very happy for, and proud to have played with the Vålerenga logo on my chest even in adulthood,

Vålerenga and Valle will always be close to me after spending almost 15 years of my life here. But then it’s like with everything else: Things end sometime. Now is the time to move on. I wish my teammates good luck and hope they can take Vålerenga back to the top of Norwegian football again” he ended.

Though 32-year-old, Kwarsey can feature into his forties before hanging his boots considering most goalkeepers don’t retire as early as the outfield players do.

His portfolio with clubs goes without mentioning spells with Strømsgodset, Portland Timbers, Rosenborg and Brondby, as well as, 24 appearance for his motherland, Ghana.

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English Premier League club Southampton have all but wrapped a deal to bring Ghanaian defender Mohammed Salisu to the club in the summer transfer window after triggering his £10.9 million release clause.

The 21-year old has agreed a four-year deal after passing his medicals this week.

Salisu caught the eye of many admirers this season with his breathtaking performances for his Spanish outfit. He featured 31 times scoring a goal to add up.

It’s no doubt that he drew interest from Manchester United, Westham, Everton, Valencia but the lure of playing regular football to continue his development appealed to him more hence the choice, Southampton.

Mohammed Salisu joined the youth ranks of Real Valladolid in 2017, before making his mark in the senior set up a year ago.

This deal represents an ideal chance for other young and exciting Ghanaian lads to give off their best with the idea of being scouted and signed by a top club soon.

Mohammed Kudus recently joined Dutch giants Ajax from  Nordsjælland, Thomas Partey as well flirting with the notion of moving to Arsenal or stay with Atletico Madrid.

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One of Ghana’s budding talents making the country proud on the European scene is Atletico Madrid midfielder Thomas Teye Partey.

The Ghanaian international has attracted lots of huge interest from top clubs like Arsenal, Manchester United, Chelsea, Bayern, Juventus, PSG set to be courting the boisterous midfielder.

The Ghana international, 26, has revealed to his close friends his love for the London based club and move to the Emirates Stadium will gladden his heart.

Partey has a release clause of around £45 million whiles Atletico are huge admirers of Arsenal striker Alexandre Lacazette.

The duo clubs will fancy a swap deal which will come off beneficial to the sides in this current coronavirus session, which has affected club finances.

If Partey does make the move to Arsenal, it will be the first of any kind for a Ghanaian player to play for the North London side.

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The Stranded Ghanaian footballers who sent an SOS message to the government to be repatriated home from Ethiopia are set to begin a 14-day mandatory quarantine at the Ghanaman Soccer Centre of Excellence, Prampram after arriving in the country on Friday.



The players led by former Black Stars defender Lee Addy sent an SOS message which went viral over their plight in Ethiopia following the closure of the Ghanaian borders as they were unable to travel home.

Their plea quickly got a response with the Ghana FA, Sports Ministry as they liaised with Ghana’s Embassy in Ethiopia to airlift the players back home.

GHANAsoccernet.com understands that the players had to pay between $200-$500 to be airlifted back home.

They were airlifted from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to Lome, Togo and were transported by bus from Lome to Accra where they will be quarantined at Prampram.

The 14-days quarantine is part of measures put in place by the government to curb the spread of the coronavirus.

They will be the second batch to be quarantined at the facility since the Ghana FA offered that centre to the government.

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Dutch Champions, Ajax Amsterdam, have entered discussions over the possible purchase of Mohammed Kudus from FC Nordsjaelland.

The 19-year-old has been in imperious form since joining the Danish side back in 2018.

According to renowned Dutch media outlet, De Telegraaf, Ajax, are keen on making the powerful forward a part of their team next season.

Kudus is said to be interested in the move, and Ajax will have to make an offer in the region of €8.5 million to make the deal happen.

The Ghana international has scored 11 times so far this season in 25 appearances for Nordsjaelland.

Kudus made his debut for the Black Stars back in November  2019, scoring in the AFCON 2021 qualifier against South Africa.

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