{"id":467649,"date":"2018-02-26T11:00:30","date_gmt":"2018-02-26T11:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2018\/02\/26\/sulley-muntari-reveals-why-he-joined-deportivo\/"},"modified":"2018-02-26T11:00:30","modified_gmt":"2018-02-26T11:00:30","slug":"sulley-muntari-reveals-why-he-joined-deportivo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2018\/02\/26\/sulley-muntari-reveals-why-he-joined-deportivo\/","title":{"rendered":"Sulley Muntari reveals why he joined Deportivo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Sports News of Monday, 26 February 2018<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>ghanaguardian.com<\/p>\n<p>2018-02-26<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/86036337.295.jpg\" alt=\"Muntari Deportivo\" title=\"Muntari Deportivo\" width=\"295\" height=\"166\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Sulley Muntari<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125817976607\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125817976607\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/1519642830_455_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\"> Ghanaian midfielder Sulley Muntari has revealed the reasons he opted to sign for struggling Spanish side Deportivo La Coruna despite interest from other clubs.<\/p>\n<p>Muntari was handed a contract until the end of the season with an option for a further year after completing a successful trial period.<\/p>\n<p>The 33-year-old highlighted the key role former teammate and current head coach of Depor Clarence Seedorf played in his decision making.<\/p>\n<p>He also noted the club\u2019s previous exploits in the UEFA Champions League that attracted him to Galicia.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I had offers, but I chose to come here because it&#8217;s a club that was in the Champions League,&#8221; he explained.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They have the DNA of a big club, historic and with a winning mentality.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was easy to choose, because also there is an old team-mate here.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Muntari made his debut for Deportivo La Coruna as they drew goalless with Espanyol in the Spanish LaLiga match at the Estadio Abanca-Raizor on Friday.<\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 56 updated by: 56 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of html generated by this->footer() -->\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sports News of Monday, 26 February 2018 Source: ghanaguardian.com 2018-02-26 Sulley Muntari Ghanaian midfielder Sulley Muntari has revealed the reasons he opted to sign for struggling Spanish side Deportivo La Coruna despite interest from other clubs. 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