Ghanaian Striker Felix Afena-Gyan has been unveiled by newly-promoted Italian Serie A side Cremonese after parting ways with AS Roma.
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Afena-Gyan, 19, has Italian giants AS Roma on a permanent deal to join Cremonese in a move believed to be worth €6 million plus €3 million in bonuses with the Giallorossi to get a further 10 percent in future sales.
Sky Sports reports that the forward will receive a net salary of €600,000 with his exit set to allow Roma to sign former Torino striker Andrea Belotti, who is now a free agent.
“U.S. Cremonese announces that it has definitively acquired from As Roma the right to the sports performances of the footballer Felix Afena-Gyan.
Born in Sunyani (Ghana) on January 19, 2003, as a winger, Felix grew up in football in the EurAfrica Academy, a football academy based in Accra. In January 2021, the Ghanaian footballer moved to Roma, playing in the Under 18 and Primavera teams.
On 27 October 2021 he made his Serie A debut in the away match in Cagliari, while on 21 November he scored his first double in the Italian top flight, scoring in the match won by the Giallorossi at Ferraris against Genoa. At 17 appearances in Serie A, Felix adds 6 appearances and a goal with the Ghana shirt.”
Afena-Gyan was left out of the Roma squad set to face Juventus in last Saturday’s 1-1 draw in Turin.
In a post on Twitter confirming his exit from Twitter, Afena-Gyan was full of gratitude to the coaches, players and staff of AS Roma, especially Jose Mourinho.
He added that it was a huge honour to have donned the Roma shirt for the last one-and-a-half year.
The striker joined Roma’s youth team in 2021 from EurAfrica FC in Ghana and was handed his debut call-up to the senior team in October last year against Cagliari
Afena-Gyan made 22 appearances for Roma and scored two goals. He won the UEFA Europa Conference League during his stay in Rome.
He has earned six international caps for the Black Stars of Ghana and scored one goal so far during the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.
