{"id":44610,"date":"2023-03-16T10:52:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-16T10:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/03\/16\/i-earned-my-first-substantial-money-from-football-through-christian-atsu-former-boss\/"},"modified":"2023-03-16T10:52:00","modified_gmt":"2023-03-16T10:52:00","slug":"i-earned-my-first-substantial-money-from-football-through-christian-atsu-former-boss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/03\/16\/i-earned-my-first-substantial-money-from-football-through-christian-atsu-former-boss\/","title":{"rendered":"I earned my first substantial money from football through Christian Atsu \u2013 Former Boss"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The President of Cheetah Football Club and late Christian Atsu\u2019s benefactor, Abdul Hayye Yartey, has revealed how the late footballer has helped in developing his career. <\/p>\n

Throughout his football scouting career, he said he had never received a huge amount of money until he met the winger, who changed his (Abdul\u2019s) life through his first deal with Berekum Chelsea.<\/p>\n

According to him, Berekum Chelsea provided an amount of money to sign Christian Atsu into the club though the winger was awaiting a visa to play a trial for FC Porto.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI remember Mr. Kyereme gave us $5,000, and that was my first big money in football,\u201d he said on\u00a0Prime Morning\u00a0<\/strong>on Wednesday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

But Christian Atsu could not join Berekum Chelsea immediately, as he was granted the visa to travel to Portugal.<\/p>\n

The $5,000, Mr. Abdul Hayye said, helped in purchasing clothes and other basic needs for the player to travel.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe went straight to Kantamanto, changed $1,500, got him some clothes and bags, and we told Porto about securing the visa, and they sent his tickets for him to travel\u2026\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

But he added that the player requested that the balance of Berekum Chelsea\u2019s money be sent back, as he may not return.<\/p>\n

He further revealed that the winger believed he (Abdul) was the only person who could support his breakthrough.<\/p>\n

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Reflecting on the death of Christian Atsu, the coach said he was disappointed in the club for not being realistic throughout the search for the player after the earthquake.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was disappointing, but I want to understand them as well because of the situation. They were not on the grounds as well, and they had to rely on information from the grounds.<\/p>\n

He expressed his gratitude to everyone who has been supporting Christian Atsu\u2019s family since the incident.<\/p>\n

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