Ghanaian giants Asante Kotoko to sign partnership deal with Southampton FC

Asante Kotoko are close to securing a partnership deal with English Premier League side Southampton FC, Footydreamsgh.com understands.

According to our sources, talks are far in advance as both parties have been discussing for a possible agreement in the past two months.

New Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Nana Yaw Amponsah – who led the talks even before his appointment on August 7 – hinted about the deal which now looks set to be formalized during the unveiling of the new management team on Tuesday, September 22, 2020.

He announced to the media: “I can tell you here and now that we are 90% through signing a partnership deal with an English Premier League club.

“There used to be a partnership deal between Asante Kotoko and Sunderland and we are going to sign another deal with an English club.

“What we seek to do is to plug Kotoko into that EPL club. Whatever they have there, we need to have it here. Even if it is not the same size, it will be a replica.

“We are going to link, as part of the partnership, our technical team to their technical team; our youth set-up to their youth set-up.

“That English Premier League club has about the best academy in England and arguably in the world; they’ve produced superstars.”

In July 2019, Southampton academy placed third in the ranking of the leading developers of Premier League talent. They only came behind Tottenham and Manchester United.