Some Southampton fans have been reacting to the news that the club have added Ghanaian club Asante Kotoko to their International Football Programme.
The Premier League is arguably the biggest division in world football right now, and that means that each and every club playing in the English top flight is a global brand. That allows the likes of Southampton to engage in partnerships with other clubs all around the planet – they already have links to teams in North America, the Middle East, Australia and Japan.
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It seems that Southampton will help the Ghanaian outfit in a number of ways, but there must surely be something in this for the south-coast side – perhaps they will be able to have the first look at Kotoko’s up-and-coming talent?
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The Saints fans have been reacting to the news, which was shared by Southampton’s official Twitter account, and they took to the social media platform to share their thoughts.
Let’s see what the Saints fans had to say about the news below
“Huge shirt sales incoming I hope.”
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“Great news! A fantastic club in Ghana with a brilliant academy and nice fans! Win win”
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“Can they play centre back?”
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“Time to recruit the next Michael Essien”
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“Do they have money? We need money!!”
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“Have had the pleasure to work in Ghana over the last 8 years, great country, great people, absolutely football daft, you see football shirts wherever you go, many from Premier League teams, I’m sure this will be a great partnership for both teams”
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In other news, Southampton fans are delighted with this news.
