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I had sleepless nights when I heard the Arsenal deal will happen - Thomas Partey
Thomas Partey, the newly signed Arsenal player said he had sleepless nights when his agent told him that his move to Arsenal was going to happen.
Speaking to Arsenal.com, Partey said, “until the last moment I was not aware. My agent called me and said it was going to happen and I was so happy. I could not even sleep that night. It was a great feeling.”
He indicated that he was so happy and excited about the way Arsenal fans were sending him messages on his social media handles when it was announced that he was going to join the London club.
“I received a lot of messages saying join the club or we are not sleeping!” excited Thomas Partey said.
He indicated during his official unveiling at the club that growing up, he used to watch the games of the invincibles with great ex-players such as Ian Wright, Thierry Henry, Patrick Vieira, Pires, and Bergkamp.
When asked how important it was for him to have joined the great Arsenal family, Thomas Partey noted: “Well, I feel so happy, I already feel part of the family because the fans have received me, everybody is saying nice things about me and you know, to be received like this is a great feeling.
Partey promised the fans of Arsenal that he will be contributing his quota to “make everyone feel happy”.
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Muntari Is The Sincerest Player I’ve Met—Boateng
Boateng said the ex-Inter Milan winger was not selfish and would ensure everybody in the team was treated fairly.
Recounting the 35-year-old former Sunderland player’s sincerity, Boateng disclosed how Muntari rejected an arrangement by the Ghana Football Association (GFA) officials to have foreign-based players travel in a business class against economy class for their local counterparts during a trip.
“Sulley Ali Muntari is the most sincere Black stars player I worked with, he always wanted the best for his colleagues,” Boateng spoke to Starr FM.
“He resisted a move by Black Stars officials to place local players in the economy class and foreign players in business class.”
Muntari has mostly been considered the ‘bad boy’ of the national team due to his allege involvement in acts that is seen as affront to peace and unity in the Black Stars camp.
During the 2014 in Brazil, the player was said to have involved in a violent conduct that saw his expulsion from camp together with Kevin-Prince Boateng.
Source: Daily Graphic
Prince Tagoe: I want to play for Hearts again
Former Black Stars forward Prince Tagoe has expressed interest in playing for Accra Hearts of Oak again before hanging his boots.
The ex-1899 Hoffenheim striker believes he has a lot to impart on the current Hearts team and wants management of the club to consider signing him.
Tagoe joined the Phobians on loan from Tudu Mighty Jets in 2005 became the Ghana Premier League (GPL) top scorer with 18 goals.
In an interview with TV3, Tagoe said “Hearts is my club. I want to pay my respect to them. The current players can learn a few things from me”.
The Phobians are yet to win any major silverware since annexing the GPL title in 2009.
Tagoe however believes the club must recruit exceptional talents in in order to replicate their past glories.
“They should consider dealing with real talents instead of thinking that if a player’s manager is financially okay, they should help push him,” he said.
“The scouting team needs to really up their game because a good player will come but because they came with no manager even if he is good, they will end up picking someone else and leave him.”
"Talent is being overlooked, just look at Charles Taylor’s story. We have to go back to the days of recruiting even at the colts’ level and pick real talents,” he added.
Real Madrid, Inter and Bayern Munich set up coronavirus charity tournament
Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Inter will contest the European Solidarity Cup in 2021 with the aim of raising money for healthcare resources in Italy and Spain in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
Spain and Italy have been two of the hardest-hit European nations during the Covid-19 outbreak, recording 27,709 and 32,007 deaths, respectively.
Everyday life – including sport – has seen massive changes across both countries over the past two months, with lockdown measures only recently beginning to be eased.
The three European giants will play matches next year to determine the winner of the European Solidary Cup, but the main purpose will be to aid the purchasing of healthcare supplies and express gratitude to medical professionals for their work during the pandemic.
The matches will be played across each of the three cities, with the tournament announced for 2021 in the hope fans will once again be able to attend.
A statement released by Los Blancos read: "Real Madrid are set to team up with Bayern Munich and Inter to host the European Solidarity Cup in 2021. The three clubs will come together to send out a message of solidarity and fraternity to the people of Europe.
"The solidarity event will see three football matches held during 2021 in the cities of Madrid, Munich and Milan. The dates for these games will depend on the competitive calendar and of course will take place when the fans are able to return to the stands.
"The three teams will all come up against each other: Madrid vs Inter will happen in Madrid, Inter vs Bayern is set for Milan and Bayern vs Madrid will be held in Munich. The proceeds from these games will go towards the purchase of healthcare resources in Italy and Spain.
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