Sulley Muntari has been sued in the Accra high court by an Italian businessman for a debt of $100,000, alleging that the former Inter player phoned him to book air tickets and hotels for his family and friends.
Rodrigo Renato Gianno, an Italian businessman, traveled to Ghana last week to file a lawsuit after the current player of Accra Hearts of Oak resisted all attempts to persuade him to pay the money.
This is the businessman's second attempt to force the former Black Stars player to pay the money through the courts.
Muntari is accused of refusing or failing to pay the businessman the agreed-upon amount because all of the footballer's cheques were returned by the banks.
The former Black Stars footballer has not officially reacted to the businessman's legal accusations in court.
The decision to travel to Ghana to file the lawsuit at the Accra High Court comes after an Italian court decided in the businessman's favor, but Gianno alleges Muntari has eluded all attempts to compel him to pay the money.
The Italian businessman's newest court case aims to obtain a judgement that allows him to sell Muntari's landed property in Ghana to recoup his money if the famed player refuses to pay.
Gianno filed a lawsuit against the former Portsmouth and Sunderland star player in the High Court on Tuesday, claiming the footballer owes him €97,320 ($100,000) which the footballer, he claimed, had refused to pay him.
Between 2015 and 2017, the former AC Milan player hired the Italian businessman to arrange and pay for a variety of flight tickets and hotel accommodations for himself, his family, and friends.
It was during this time in Muntari's career that he switched from AC Milan to Ittihad before returning to Italy to play for Pescara in the Serie A.
The footballer had recognized the obligation to the businessman and agreed to pay, according to the writ at the Accra High Court, but attempts to persuade him to pay had proven futile, leading the decision to seek the court's intervention.
Gianno sued the Ghanaian footballer at the Court of Milan in 2019 and won, but the money has still not been paid three years after the verdict in the European country.
Despite the fact that there are no known Muntari properties in Europe, the Italian billionaire has traveled to Ghana to begin the court action, which he believes will be successful.
With the judgement in hand, he can persuade the authorities to implement it, allowing part of the Ghanaian footballer's property in Ghana to be sold to pay off the debt.
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