FC Barcelona has declared the signing of David Oduro from a Ghanaian club, Accra Lions.
Oduro has joined Barcelona’s prestigious La Masia Foundation on a three-year contract that will run until June 30, 2027.
This move is huge as Oduro is the main player to take the jump toward Barcelona straightforwardly from Ghana.
The arrangement follows an effective time for testing, and Barcelona has affirmed the concurrence with Accra Lions.
“FC Barcelona has agreed with the Ghanaian Accra Lions for the exchange of the player David Oduro, who will join Barça Atlètic,” an assertion on the club’s site read.
“Oduro finishes paperwork for three seasons, until June 30, 2027. The player will go to Barcelona before very long to join the instructional courses of the Barça hold group.
“The authority marking of his agreement will stay forthcoming,” it added.
❗️ 𝐔́𝐋𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐀 𝐇𝐎𝐑𝐀
🤝 Acuerdo con el Accra Lions ghanés para el traspaso del jugador 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗱 𝗢𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗼 al Barça Atlètic
✍🏼 Firma para las próximas tres temporadas
🙌🏼 ¡𝐵𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑖𝑑𝑜, 𝐷𝑎𝑣𝑖𝑑!
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— Barça Atlètic (@FCBarcelonaB) August 30, 2024
Prior to joining Barcelona, Oduro had preliminaries with a few top clubs, including Chelsea and Bayern Munich, and furthermore pulled in interest from Genuine Sociedad and Shakhtar Donetsk.
In spite of not having finished a full season in the Ghana Premier League, he dazzled with his ability, having shown up and scored one objective for Accra Lions.