Former Black Stars player, Anthony Baffoe, has called on football agents and managers to first consider the development of young players rather than prioritising money.
Ernest grew up in Darkuman, a suburb of Accra. For anyone who is not familiar with the area, Darkuman has been a good foundation for some of Ghana’s football stars.
“If I recall, I had offers from Porto, AC Milan as well as Anderlecht. I was ready to play in Europe but I didn’t have any preference for a particular team back then, Ayiah said, as reported by Sportsworldghana.
“It wasn’t my choice [to sign for Monaco], but I liked it. While on holiday in Portugal after the World Cup, my representatives and I met [renowned player representative] Jorge Mendes because Charity Stars had links with him. Mendes decided to sign me after watching some of my videos from the tournament. He praised my talent and decided to help me.
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