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CFR Cluj wants two Kups players for the winter. Nana Boateng (26 years old), one of the players noticed by Dan Petrescu, has an extremely interesting story behind.
Dan Petrescu lost another important player. CFR’s Paulo Vinicius was booked for kicking the ball after the whistle. The experienced Brazilian defender complained of pain in his right leg and was unable to continue the game. The injury worried Dan Petrescu, who complains about the lack of solutions offered by the team. “Do you remember I was complaining? I wanted central defenders! But nobody brought me. Then we deserve our destiny! If no players come in, I can’t play as a central defender. “said Dan Petrescu, after the tie with Young Boys.
As Petrescu has repeatedly requested transfers, the management of the Romanian champion, CFR Cluj, seems to want to accommodate them. In winter, in Gruia, there is a good chance that Nana Boateng and Usman Sale will arrive, footballers that Dan Petrescu noticed in the match against KuPS (Finland). What few people know is that Nana Boateng had an extremely promising career ahead of her a few years ago.
Odegaard’s former teammate may come to CFR Cluj. Petrescu noticed it in the direct match! Who is Nana Boateng, a soccer player raised by Manchester City?
His full name, Bismark Adjei-Boateng, the Ghanaian midfielder is known in the football world as “Nana”. His story is extremely interesting. At less than 18 years old, the British giant, Manchester City, bought him directly from Ghana at the Right to Dream Academy, where he was considered the pinnacle of his generation.
The Abaadze native signed for Manchester City in 2011, a team that was at the time making its way to the English title and the dream of bringing the Champions League to the Etihad Stadium. He was sent to the second team, which at that time had recognized players in the group: John Guidetti, Dedryck Boyata, Denis Suarez, Scott Sinclair, Jack Rodwell, Karim Rekik, Reece Wabara or Rony Lopes.
Because he needed a “work permit” in the UK, Boateng was transferred with Enock Kwakwa to Stromsgodset, a Norwegian first league team. What was to be accommodation for European football provided Nana Boateng with a productive four-year period, during which the Ghanaian scored more than 100 matches in all competitions. In 2013 he was proclaimed champion with the Norwegian team, in which a 15-year-old named Martin Odegaard would make his successful debut.
Bismark Adjei-Boateng and Martin Odegaard were not only colleagues, they were often a couple in the Stromsgodset middle line, in fact, the Norwegian press writes, they were also roommates.
Everything went well for Boateng, who at the end of the 2013 season was requested by Sheffield United, and Manchester City were ready to hand him over. A serious ankle injury upset their plans. He began training in September and returned to the field in 10 months. Manchester City agreed to transfer him for two more seasons in Norway, where he remained until January 2017, when his contract with Manchester City expired. Since that month, Bismark Adjei-Boateng has been looking for a new experience. He turned down the offer from Notts County and signed with Major League Soccer, Colorado Rapids. In MLS, the 24-year-old midfielder at the time would play in 40 games and score once. On July 12, 2019, he terminated his contract with Rapids and confessed that he wants to return to Europe, to fulfill his dream of playing at a very high level. It’s just that the deals didn’t pile up, and Boateng signed with Kuopion Palloseura in December. A year and a half of contract, in a club that guaranteed him parties and minutes, to be able to aspire to return to the elite. He was convinced by Arne Erlandsen, a Norwegian coach who knew Boateng very well.
“Better be ready to never be on top again!”
So it was. Bismark Adjei-Boateng contributed to the title won by the group in Savon Sanomat Areena, an extremely surprising one. According to the Finnish press, Molde and Brondby have shown interest in their services, so CFR Cluj will have competition to secure the signing of the talented Ghanaian midfielder.
Currently, Bismark Adjei-Boateng is priced at 300 thousand euros, but his agent believes that the Ghanaian footballer is worth much more: “The injury took him out of the circuit a bit, but Nana is a top player who came back much stronger and is better prepared than ever to show what he can do, “Emefie Aneke told the Norwegian press. Boateng is represented by the company that brought Jens Petter Hauge to AC Milan and which also represents, among others, renowned players such as Odion Ighalo or Chidera Ejuke.
At CFR Cluj, Boateng appears to be underway. He currently plays for Mihai Bordeianu, one of Dan Petrescu’s favorite footballers, who has since been transferred to Al Quadisyah. The Ghanaian is strong, hits the ball well with both feet, has determination and courage. Some of the qualities that Dan Petrescu noticed and that the champion’s coach really looks for in most of his footballers.
- Boateng achieved 25 matches and 4 goals for KuPS in 2020
- € 1 million is the largest market share of the Ghanaian footballer’s career
- 800 thousand euros was his share when he played alongside Odegaard
- Boateng is among the 10 best players of the last season in Finland (Veikkausliiga)
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