[ 2016-12-14 ]

Italian passport issued to Claud Adjapong in a bid lure him
European giants Italy have underlined their
intentions of convincing Ghanaian teenager Claud
Adjapong to commit his international future to the
country by issuing an Italian passport to him,
GHANAsoccernet.com has learnt.

Adjapong, 18, has played four (4) times in lateral
defence for Sassuolo in the Serie A this season
despite his tender age and has earned raving
reviews from football mavens in the country.

The youngster, who plays as a lateral defender and
a winger, was born to Ghanaian parents in the
Italian city of Modena and the Azzurris made
attempts to feature him in their U19 team August
but he could not play due to paperwork. However he
was capped in November when his eligibility was
cleared.

Adjapong progressed to the Sassuolo first team
squad from their youth ranks and his precocity
earned him first team opportunities from last
season.

Checks on the prodigious defender from last year
have revealed he was playing with a Ghanaian
passport but was later issued with an Italian
passport to seal his eligibility issues.

GHANAsoccernet.com can confirm that Italy's
interest in the youngster is huge and that has
fueled their willingness to issue an Italian
passport to him with www.bestbonusescasinos.co.uk
among the sites predicting a switch to the
European side.

A brief comparison between the youngster and
Torino starlet Emmanuel Gyasi shows the
desperation of the Italians.

In 2013, Italy officials confirmed working on an
Italian passport for striker Emmanuel Gyasi who
was then playing with Torino's Primavera squad.

However they abandoned the move when Torino sent
the youngster on loan to Pisa in the third-tier
league and he failed to live up to his
potentials.

Mario Barwuah Balotelli is an Italian football
player who was born to immigrant Ghanaian parents
in Italy but committed his future to the Italians
at senior level.

His father biological father suggested in a radio
interview in Accra early this year that his son
has shown remorse in snubbing Ghana.

Source - Soccernet

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