by Dom Agbakpe
Mohammed Salisu has
joined Southampton FC from Real Valladolid for a fee of £11m. The English club
have confirmed.
The 6 feet 3i nches Ghanaian centre-back signed the dotted lines in a 4-year deal.
Prior to his move,
Salisu was heavily linked to English Premier League sides, Manchester United,
Everton, WestHam United and French club Rennes.
Salisu joined Real Valladolid’s
youth setup in October 2017 from local side African Talent Football Academy and
has made 34 first-team appearances.
Previously, he played
for Kumasi Barcelona Babies now known as Corners Babies and trained with Ghana
Premier League side, West Africa Football Academy (WAFA) for two years.
The 21 year-old is yet
to be capped by Ghana.
Per reports in the UK,
once, he touches down, he will go into a 14-day mandatory quarantine due to
coronavirus control measures.
