Mensah Moves To Lyon, Amamoo Now In Egypt

> Mensah Moves To Lyon, Amamoo Now In Egypt

Ghana's defender John Mensah, has been signed on by Ligue 1 champions Olympique Lyon from Rennes for €8.4 million, while Ghana's second choice goalkeeper, William Amamoo has also made a bright start to his loan spell at Egyptian Premier League side Etesalat..

Mensah, 25, signed a five-year contract at Stade Gerland and is looking forward to the challenge of playing for such an illustrious club.

He becomes the third Ghanaian in history to play for the club following in the footsteps of Abedi "Pele" and more recently Michael Essien, now at Chelsea.

"These are major players but I hope to do better than they did," he said.

"It's not going to be easy for me but I'll do my best.

"I'm looking forward to linking up with (manager) Claude Puel, who is one of the best managers in France and has a great future in the game."

The stand-in Black Stars captain says he opted for the French Champions after turning down offers to play in the English Premier League where he was linked to Portsmouth and Wigan.

"I had a few offers, mostly from English clubs, but I opted for Lyon on the insistence of my agent," explained Mensah.

Amamoo kept a clean sheet in their first pre-season game in a 2-0 win over Arab Contractors.

He joined Etesalat on a six-month loan spell from English Championship side Coventry City for a fee reported to be around US$ 1 million.

Amamoo is facing difficulties with the aquisition of a work permit that would allow him to play in England.

He got married to his Swedish fiance, Susana, in Accra recently and that can facilitate his quest for a Swedish passport.

Amamoo was second on the pecking order for the Black Stars during the opening four matches of the joint 2010 Nations Cup/World Cup qualifiers.

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