English Premier League side Southampton have announced the signing of Ghanaian defender Mohammed Salisu from Real Valladolid on a four-year deal.

The Saints have completed the signing of the Ghanaian center-back from Spanish side Real Valladolid.

#SaintsFC is delighted to confirm the signing of centre-back Mohammed Salisu from @realvalladolid on a four-year contract!

— Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) August 12, 2020

The English side triggered a buyout clause in the 21-year-old’s contract and he has signed a four-year deal to move to St Mary’s.

Southampton boss Ralph Hasenhuttl has been a huge admirer for the talented, who has been one of the centre-back target of the club this summer.

One of the most highly-regarded young centre backs playing in Europe right now, Salisu moved to Spanish top-flight side Valladolid from his homeland in 2017, first establishing himself in their second side, before quickly progressing into a key member of the first-team.

Salisu featured twice in the club’s Copa del Rey campaign in the 2018/19 season before becoming a regular in the 2019/20 campaign, making 32 appearances across all competitions, helping them to a notable improvement in their defensive record and also to a respectable 13th-placed finish.

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.

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.

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.

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.

It’s the dream of every footballer to represent his country at any level in national colors. But that dream remains unrealized until a coach sees vision to hand players a fair opportunity of the national cake.

The Ghana Premier League is a hub for most local players to harness and express their talent for all to see their true potential. Some have call-ups to the national team only to warm the bench whiles others get meager minutes to impress scouts, fans and technical people in the stands.

In light of all these and other prevailing situations, Ghana coach Charles Akonnor has revealed ambitions to hand more opportunities to local lads to the Black Stars under his watch.

The former captain of the Blackstars admonishes the pool of talent in the domestic league drawing comparisons to players he played with some decades past on the local scene before departing the shores of the land.

“I would like to give the chance to the locals more. When I started playing [for Black Stars], the likes of Frimpong Manso, Armah Senegal, and Salifu Ansah the goalkeeper, they were senior guys. We had a majority of locals in the team. I started playing as a local player before I traveled abroad. It has changed and I think it is up to us to try as much as we can to improve that area because there is a big gap.”

It remains to be seen if the new coach of the senior national team, Blackstars, who recently took over the reins of the job from Kwesi Appiah after briefly serving as his assistant coach will keep to his word and hand the local players a fair amount of opportunities into the national setup sooner than later in his current dispensation.