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29.01.2015 Sports News

Hot property: Sampdoria and Torino fight for Afriyie Acquah

By Allsports.com.gh
Hot property: Sampdoria and Torino fight for Afriyie Acquah
29.01.2015 LISTEN

Sampdoria are 80% close to signing Black Stars midfielder, Afriyie Acquah on loan from Parma by close of tomorrow with an option to buy him on a permanent deal in June, Allsports.com.gh can exclusively reveal.

Sampdoria have impressed in the Italian top flight this season and have identified the 22 year old Ghanaian midfield workaholic as the man to complement their midfield in their push for European football next term.

But even though they have emerged favourites to complete a deal for Acquah by close of Friday, it wouldn't come easy with Torino lurking and ready to pounce as they seek to bolster their own squad for both of their Serie A and UEFA Europa League campaigns.

There is serious competition between the two clubs, as at Thursday morning Torino were ahead in the race for Acquah but Sampdoria who also completed a deal for Cameroonian great, Samuel Eto'O earlier today have overtaken Torino.

The former Serie A and UEFA European Cup Winners Cup champions currently sit in the 5th and final Europa League qualifying spot on the Italian league table and are keen to ward off the challenges of other clubs for the spot with quality signings like Eto'O and Acquah who is enjoying a stellar Africa Cup of Nations tournament with his country in Equatorial Guinea.

Acquah who previously played at Parma on loan from Palermo, signed for the club on a permanent deal last summer after spending the previous twelve months on a second loan stint, this time from German Bundesliga side, Hoffeinheim who he joined from Palermo in January 2013.

The young midfielder came into his own this season, featuring in 14 (12 starts) of Parma's 16 Serie A matches before the Christmas break and is meanwhile making history with the Black Stars in Equatorial Guinea where he started both of Ghana's victories over Algeria and South Africa. Follow @thedonplato

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