Anthony Annan is a 22-year-old midfielder from Ghana who, according to reports today, has caught the attention of United and Arsenal.
Annan, who currently plays for Norwegian side IK Start, has spent the week training at Blackburn Rovers. Paul Ince failed to wrap up a deal before the end of the trial, sending the player back to his club so the Rovers’ scouts can watch him in a competitive match, meaning other clubs have started sniffing around the talented youngster.
He has been tipped as the ‘next big thing‘ in Africa, hoping to make the transition to Europe, with the Premiership more likely to suit his physical approach to the game.
Annan will supposedly cost around £1.5 million, which obviously will alert tight-fisted Arsene Wenger. But who is he and who will he sign for?
Annan’s playing career started in Ghana, representing his local sides before making the move to Accra Hearts of Oak aged 19-years-old, where he became widely regarded as the best young midfielder in the country.
Two years later, he made the move to Europe, signing for his current team IK Start, who finished 2nd in the league last season.
His international career began last year against Brazil in a 1-0 defeat, and he has since made 16 appearances for his country. When Chelsea’s Michael Essien is unavailable, Anan has be seen to take his place in the squad, and got some impressive displays under his belt in the recent African Cup of Nations.
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Arsenal!, no offense to anyone, arsenal is the traditional afro club and its gonna be tht way in the coming times, i quite donno why though, we have hardly any african lads in our team
nice racist comment n667, you stuipd crank!!!!
African players represnet value for money and a good work ethic, some teams don’t have 20-odd million to waste on sounth americans (veron)
We don’t really need him, but let’s buy him to stop Arsenal getting him! They really need someone in that position, and this bloke seems perfect for them: cheap, good, young, and a tough tackler alla Flamini to compliment and set free their beloved Cesc.
Arsenal havee quite a couple of African players you racist. Ade,Eboue, Song and the list goes on. Which Arsenal do you support?
Here is what will happen. Sky sports will tell everyone that he is manc bound, all mancs will soil their nappies tell everyone they know he is the greatest talent on earth. Then he will sign for Arsenal, just like Ramsey did, and this site will say he is rubbish, like they did about Ramsey and that he is a money grabber just like our mate Ramsey.
All too predictable. Up the Arse.
Spose being tight fisted is better than spending £30 million on Veron, now that would be foolish……oh!
Veron was never a bad signing, it just didn’t really work out with him.
30 million then was so much more than what it is today. Every time a club like United try to buy a decent player, who is worth around 20 million, the club who own the player insist on hiking up the price by 5 to 10 million just because United are such a massive club. It’s a joke.
We don’t need another midfielder anyway. Play Darren Fletcher if we need somebody to cover Scholes, Carrick, Hargreaves or Anderson. If not him, then Possebon, Gibson or even Tom Cleverly. Not a 22 year old Africrican who we may want to buy for the sake of havng him before anyone else. If that’s the case let Chelsea buy him.
He does not play for Start but Stabæk who currently is on top of the Norwegian Eliteserien (Premier League). He has been one of their best players this year dominating the midfield.
But he has been somewhat of a badboy with elbows and unprovoked kicks. So I really don’t like him. despite him being one of their best this season I don’t rate him as United quality. I might be wrong though… Mikel was really good in the Norwegian series but I didn’t expect him to be so good at Chelsea. Makes it worse to know what cocksucker he is.
a said,
“But he has been somewhat of a badboy with elbows and unprovoked kicks”
then he is definitely chelsea’s type =)
This came up a couple of weeks ago on some Arsenal bloggs. I also noiticed some bitterness about Aaron Ramsey. Gutted, your a top side, however no-less expensive as Chelsea and therfore you are in there boat as buying titles as well as players. Goodluck next year, and i would happy for you to get Berbatov. COME ON THE GUNNERS
arsenal can have him for all i care,as they badly need a DM.he is 22 for christ sake!!! we already have possebon who is strong on the ball and slick with his play.plus they are much more younger players that may yet to be discovered so let Monsieur Wanker spend on him and then sell him to a bigger club when he is about 25.LOL!!!
Viva Manchester United!!!
Also the reason why ramsey signed for arsenal is due to the fact that he knew he wouldnt start at united as we have a very deep squad.arseanal however has a very shallow squad and he would make the grade there.Its as simple as that really.
Paper rubbish, we don’t need him.
who ? is he Freddie Adu’s cousin ??
he’s crap, i’d rather have Possebon
@Twinnyd: Thank you!!!! I really feel sorry for the insecure Arsenal fans, shows how much bigger is our club is than them, when their fans instead of celebrating the potential player they’ve gotten in their hands, celebrate they he went for Arsenal not Man Utd. God knows why Man Utd fans were sour anyway, we have depth in that position, and Scott, besides your blog, i haven’t seen any other source linking us with him, and if we’re really competing with Arsenal over this, Arsenal have no chance to get him, remember one of the reasons Arsenal got Ramsey was that Fergie was on vacation and couldn’t be bothered to interrupt it for anyone(even Ronaldo). If Fergie meets with the kid personally, the deal is sealed…no that we need him anyway.
@Scott:
Just thought you should know that Start went down last season. It was the season before that they finished second.
And also as someone has allready pointed out. He is out on loan to Norwegian eliteserie outfit Stabaek for the remaining part of this season.
lord ferg did meet ramsey personally…..
LOL ! ! maybe thers the reason he joined the gunners