Southampton focus back Mohammed Salisu has made himself accessible for future Black Stars call-ups after a few discussions with key authorities of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), JoySports can solely affirm.
The 23-year-old has been on the radar of the GFA for over two years in a bid to draw him to play for Ghana.
The previous Real Valladolid player held chats with different mentors of the senior public group beginning around 2019, first and foremost under then mentor Kwasi Appiah, then, at that point, Charles Akonnor before thusly with Serbian mentor Milovan Rajevac and new lead trainer Otto Addo.
Salisu was as of late visited in the UK by GFA president Kurt Okraku and it is accepted the protector gave him his statement that he will be accessible for the Black Stars in front of the World Cup. The 30-month Salisu pursue
In 2019, Salisu was welcomed for the Africa Cup of Nations however declined because of a physical issue he got with Real Valladolid.
Thusly, the safeguard continued dismissing solicitations refering to absence of status as his explanation. A position later affirmed by previous Black Stars mentor Akonnor during a press preparation. The mentor after Joy Sports got some information about Salisu expressed: "With Mohammed Salisu, you really want check. A day or two ago he said when he is prepared, he will tell us. I don't have the foggiest idea, perhaps. He said when he is prepared, and up till now, I couldn't say whether he is prepared or not. So I will not have the option to respond to that."
In 2021, the Southampton player emphasized his situation on playing for the Black Stars from now on. In a meeting with MozzartSport Kenya, he said: "I'll be so pleased to play to my country, to play with Ghana, the public group. Yet, I think this isn't the right second to play in the public group. I assume I want to zero in on the club side since I am youthful, I assume I really want to zero in on the club first and afterward later, when all is well, I can proceed to play for Ghana."
Sources near Salisu told Joy Sports the player needed to be completely fit and coordinated into the Saints group and furthermore needed to become quite possibly of the best protector on the planet before he would think about playing for the Black Stars. An idea which is justifiable thinking about how the middle back's improvement was optimized.
Only a long time back, Salisu was playing for African Talent Football Academy and got the chance to join Valladolid's B group seven months after the fact. In nine months, the Ghanaian was elevated to the main group and began 30 games. He was compensated with a fantasy move to Southampton the accompanying season after the Saints paid his £10.9 million delivery statement.
Southampton mentor Ralph Hassenhuttl alluded to Salisu as a future possibility who had the stuff to sparkle in the Premier League with Southampton. "Mohammed is a player who accommodates our profile well. He is youthful and has a lot of potential, however he is likewise somebody who has the characteristics to come in and help the group when he depends on speed with our approach to playing."
Salisu needed to trust that a half year will make his Southampton debut with Hassenhuttl expressing the player "had far to go prior to being match fit."
The middle back has since not thought back and had an amazing presentation full season (2021/22) with the club highlighting in 37 games and scoring his most memorable objective.
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