Real Madrid don wrap up deal to sign Ghanaian defender Oscar Naasi from Granada for two million euros. Di 21-year-old go join di club’s reserve side, Castilla, afta e don pass medical. Fabrizio Romano, di Italian transfer guru, confam di move, e say Naasi choose Real Madrid despite interest from one German club.
Naasi na product of Granada, where e join di U-19 side in 2023 from Ghanaian club Emmanuel City. E quick rise through di ranks, and e don already feature for di first team dis season for Spain’s Segunda División. Di player stand 6-foot-1 tall, and e fit play both centre-back and right-back, so e get flexibility wey plenty coaches like.
Real Madrid don make seven signings dis summer, including Bernardo Silva, Marc Cucurella, Denzel Dumfries, Yan Diomande, Ibrahima Konaté, and Carlos Espi, plus Naasi. New boss José Mourinho don start La Liga campaign well, with two wins from two games: 2-1 against Espanyol and 4-1 against Real Sociedad. Di team dey fly, and Naasi go join di development structure wey many sabi as one of di best pathways for world football.
According to Ghanaian sports journalist Godfred Akoto Boafo, Mourinho see Naasi as potential long-term successor to Antonio Rudiger, wey expect to leave di club at di end of dis season. Naasi dey managed by Best of You agency, wey get clients like Casemiro and Goncalo Garcia. Former Real Madrid midfielder Esteban Granero be partner for di agency, so na fine connection wey make di move natural.
Naasi, wey dem born for Accra, don play for Cheetah FC and Attram de Visser before e join Emmanuel City FC. E don also make senior international debut for Ghana Black Stars, di 2-0 defeat to Mexico. Some people dey ask why 21-year-old go join reserve side, but di move still make sense because if e no break into Mourinho’s first team, Real Madrid still fit sell am for good money later.
Di player don already play for Granada’s first two Segunda División matches dis season, against Real Oviedo and Real Mallorca, under coach Pacheta. E get current market value of €1.5 million on Transfermarkt, but Real Madrid still pay €2 million to secure am. Naasi don choose di biggest club for Spain over odder interest, including Rayo Vallecano, and e go now continue develop for Castilla.
