{"id":1260099,"date":"2022-11-30T15:44:23","date_gmt":"2022-11-30T15:44:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/30\/barcelona-director-confirms-interest-in-ghana-star-mohammed\/"},"modified":"2022-11-30T15:44:23","modified_gmt":"2022-11-30T15:44:23","slug":"barcelona-director-confirms-interest-in-ghana-star-mohammed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/30\/barcelona-director-confirms-interest-in-ghana-star-mohammed\/","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona director confirms interest in Ghana star Mohammed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"699\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/download-6.png\"   alt=\"Mohammed Kudus\" title=\"Mohammed Kudus\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mohammed Kudus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Barcelona Sporting Director, Jordi Cruyff, has confirmed that the\u00a0Catalan club has been tracking Ghana midfielder, Mohammed Kudus, for more than a year now.<\/p>\n<p>Kudus was on the verge of joining Everton this summer after a frustrating start in the Eredivisie but the deal fell through.<\/p>\n<p>However, he has been linked to Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur with Arsenal also lurking.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>However, Barcelona has now joined the likes of the list of clubs interested in the 22-year-old Ajax attacker.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve been tracking Mohammed Kudus for more than one year. We can\u2019t say now that Bar\u00e7a want Kudus\u2026 but he\u2019s attracting interest,\u201d Jordi told Spanish outlet RAC 1.<\/p>\n<p>Kudus\u00a0has been playing more as a false nine this season for Ajax instead of his preferred number ten position.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cruyff adds that he has been following the discussions in the Netherlands about which position the Right to Dream Academy graduate should play.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s scoring goals and in Holland, they discuss a lot about his position, so yes \u2013 I know him well,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>After struggling for game time at the start of the season, Kudus has been on fire for the Dutch giants since being played as a false nine, scoring 10 goals in 21 games in all competitions.<\/p>\n<p>He is also lighting up the 2022 World Cup with a brilliant display against Portugal and bagging a historic brace against South Korea, and will next play against Uruguay on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Mohammed Kudus will be integral for Ghana if they are to get past the South Americans and qualify for the round of 16 of the 2022 World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"uE9M4j--ABo\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NSOROMMA PLUS: Week 2 - Precious Mbir performed  Kakyire Nua by George Darko - Adom TV (27-11-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uE9M4j--ABo?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mohammed Kudus Barcelona Sporting Director, Jordi Cruyff, has confirmed that the\u00a0Catalan club has been tracking Ghana midfielder, Mohammed Kudus, for more than a year now. Kudus was on the verge of joining Everton this summer after a frustrating start in the Eredivisie but the deal fell through. 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