FC Porto beat rest of Europe to Kelvin Nkrumah | OneFootball

Kelvin Nkrumah is very close to becoming a new signing for FC Porto’s B team. The information was made public this Monday by the president of Medeama SC, the club where the young Ghana international currently plays.

According to the local press, the player has attracted significant interest from several European clubs, but he is expected to join the side led by André Villas-Boas in an attempt to give his still short career a new boost.

The president of Medeama SC revealed that FC Porto beat out mainly Austrian clubs, although the details of the deal are still unknown. According to Transfermarkt, Kelvin Nkrumah is valued at €100,000.

Since 2023/24, the season in which he made his debut for Medeama SC’s first team at just 16 years of age, the forward has made 53 appearances for the Ghanaian side. Of those matches, 30 came last season.

Despite playing as a left-sided forward, the young player scored only three goals, while also contributing two assists.

Investing in young players has been a constant in this transfer window

If the move to the Estádio do Dragão is confirmed, Kelvin Nkrumah will be another young signing to join Porto’s setup this season. André Villas-Boas has taken on an important role in building FC Porto’s future.

The first youngster to arrive was Eirik Granaas. The Norwegian player, just 16 years old, joined the blue-and-white B team for around €1.8 million, a fee paid for 100% of his economic rights. The deal also includes up to €1.5 million to be paid to Fredrikstad if certain objectives are met.

Then came the announcement of Cardoso Varela, one of Portugal’s biggest prospects in world football. The player arrived from Dinamo Zagreb on a free transfer, in a return long desired by André Villas-Boas.

More recently, FC Porto once again invested a few million euros in the signing of Mame Niang from HamKam. The 20-year-old Senegalese forward cost €1.6 million as a fixed fee, will initially remain with the B team, and signed until 2030. The contract includes a €30 million release clause, in what was another move by the Dragons into the Norwegian market in search of young talent.

Now joining the group of three players who could make their mark over the coming seasons, and who remain in regular contact with the first team coached by Francesco Farioli, is the captain of Ghana’s under-20 national team. Kelvin Nkrumah is 18 years old, but has been part of Medeama SC’s first team since he was 16.

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