Ghana midfielder Afriyie Acquah over has expressed his delight over his move to Torino in his first comment over the move to the Italian while expressing his gratitude to the clubs to helped to hone his career in Europe.
The 23-year-old moved to Italian Serie A side Torino from German club Hoffenheim on Friday which was exclusively revealed by GHANAsoccernet.com before even the club announced the deal.
While Acquah had two years left to run on his deal at the Rhein-Neckar-Arena, Torino moved to sign the Ghanaian until 2019.
Torino completed the signing of Acquah on a four-year deal, with the Ghana international ending his fruitless two-year stay at Hoffenheim.
"Deeply pleased with the opportunity at Torino. I am grateful to Parma, Hoffenheim and Sampdoria," Afriyie Acquah wrote in his first comment since sealing the
Deeply pleased with the opportunity at @TorinoFC_1906. Grateful to @palermocalcioit @ParmaFC @achtzehn99 & @sampdoria pic.twitter.com/UmHJumzvKT
— Afriyie Acquah (@AcquahAfriyie20) June 20, 2015
The 23-year-old was owned by the Hoffenheim but has been playing in Serie A since 2013 with Parma and Sampdoria where he was loaned.
Acquah joined Sampdoria in January while he was away on international duty with the Black Stars at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.
Upon his return, he was key in their run to seventh and has been given some good reviews this season.
Acquah is widely known to be a discipline of the Michael Essien school of football, and the former Chelsea ace has many times applauded the youngster's style.
Acquah joined Hoffenheim in 2013 but never played for the club as he was loaned out to two other Italian clubs - Parma and Sampdoria.
He was part of the Ghana squad at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil and the Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea earlier this year.