Sports News of Friday, 26 April 2019

Source: sportsworldghana.com

Wolves, Besiktas join race for Edwin Gyasi

CSKA Sofia winger Edwin Gyasi CSKA Sofia winger Edwin Gyasi

English Premiership side Wolverhampton Wanderers and Turkish club Be?ikta? are in discussions over a move for Ghana international Edwin Gyasi.

The two clubs will however, face competition from Bundesliga outfits VfB Stuttgart and Hannover 96 in their efforts to sign the 27-year old winger from Bulgarian giants CSKA Sofia, SportsworldGhana.com can exclusively report.

Wolves attempted to sign Gyasi during the January transfer could not materialize after failing to meet his parent club CSKA Sofia price tag.

Nonetheless, the Wanderers have renewed their interest in bringing the pacy and skillful forward to the Molineux Stadium in the summer transfer.

SportsworldGhana.com can also report that Be?ikta?, VfB Stuttgart and Hannover 96 are all chasing the former Aalesund FK’s star signature having monitored him for some time especially during the Europa League playoffs stage.

Born and raised in Holland to Ghanaian parents, Gyasi made his international debut for Ghana in a World Cup qualifier against Congo and scored his first international goal in a 1-1 draw with Egypt at the Cape Coast Sports Stadium.

The 27-year-old is 6ft 1ins tall, can play as a secondary striker and has for far netted 4 goals in 25 caps for CSKA Sofia this season.

Gyasi is one the few Ghanaian wingers who could make Black Stars Coach Kwasi Appiah’s squad for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt in June.