Football: Who is Kelvin Boni? Slovan reimbursed Trnava, followed by real

BRATISLAVA. Shortly before leaving for a long journey to Central Europe Kelvin Oori made a video on his cell phone where he documented the life he leaves behind.

The clip will take the viewer through the dusty, red, single -storey building into a crowded children’s room, which he shared with his five siblings in the Maakro district in Kumas.

Except for a few beds there is no furniture. The wall is decorated with a mosaic of black tiles with stars. His journey to Slovakia led from Ghana gradually through Marrakesh, Casablanc, London, Munich, Düsseldorf and Paderborn. And decided to move on.

Twenty -three -year -old Kelvin Oori headed from Trnava to Slovan in Bratislava. « I am happy that this new chapter is starting for me. I know that Slovan has high goals at home IV Europe, and I desire to contribute to them with my work and performances, » said Obori for the club’s club side.

He signed up for three years. « We also see the potential for the future, because it is at a very good football age, » described Ivan Kmotrík, CEO.

Generous bonus

Bonim ends the contract in Trnava and comes as a free player. Without severance pay. Although Trnava gets nothing, Slovan has to reward new reinforcement financially. It can be assumed that the player and his agent himself will receive a generous bonus for signing the contract. It is estimated to be hundreds of thousands of euros.

« Today, there is no concept that the player has come for free. Even if he is no longer bound elsewhere, you have to pay an agency that is in charge of his rights. You must also give him a higher salary or signature bonus, » said Godfather in the past.

Bonii spent three seasons in Trnava and refused to sign a new contract.

The Spartak’s head of the Municipality reportedly offered the highest salary in the history of the club, but that was not enough. Slovan reimbursed them and promised more.

Bongi wanted to move higher. He could choose from more attractive offers because the salaries are very limited in Trnava.

Benefit is to weaken the opponent

The average wage of Spartac players is around five thousand euros a month, but it can be assumed that Obori had more. And now he gets a lot more in Slovan.

We can only guess whether it will be twice, three times, or even more.

In the Spartac jersey, Boniki played 101 matches over two years, scoring 24 goals and 8 assists.

« He comes to increase our competition in the right wing.

In recent years, Slavs have managed to get several key players from Trnava, which expired the contract. Last year Dominik Takáč came, a year earlier Kyriakos Savvidis, before Lucas Lucova (2020) and Myenty Abena (2019).

« I have already got used to it. There is always a paramount quality. I don’t care if he is a player from Bystrice or Trnava. But I also admit that we will weaken the opponent. Trnava is our competitor.

Not so long ago, the CEO of Slavs has been joined in the sense that Trnava is our B, the B,.

He was watched by Manchester

God gave me a talent to entertain people with football, ”he said in the past, Bongi. He’s left and has excellent dribling.

He has had an unusual story. He has experience from one of the best leagues in the world, followed by Real Madrid and Manchester United scouts. And the well -known German manager compared him to a bag with tricks.

Obori grew up in the Right to Dream Academy in Ghana. It is a private football academy that is subsidized by English giant Manchester City. Obori was considered the most talented player of his age category and often shone in international tournaments. But in the summer and autumn 2017, just as its development entered the decisive phase, his hope suffered an unexpected wound, from which he almost did not recover. Why?

He did not travel to the World Championships under 17 in India – for reasons that quickly covered in the whirlwind of accusations and anti -defects.

According to The Athletic, Boni did not travel to the U17 Veta Championship because he refused to sign the contract recommended by Right to Dream (RTD).

It didn’t make sense

Obori did not want to commit to transfer to Nordsjaelland for a monthly salary of EUR 3,000 increasing to EUR 6,000.

« It didn’t make sense, » his uncle Benjamin Owusu Sekyere told The Athletic. « We didn’t know why RTD stressed to sign a new contract until his 19th birthday. So they gave an ultimatum that if he didn’t sign, he wouldn’t go to the World Cup.

Uncle added that one of the lower members of the Ghana government twice phoned his brother Michael to invite him to Akkry and « solve the problems with the contract so that the boy’s name could be included in the team ».

RTD spokesman denied that he would know of any external interference or pressure on the family.

The lack of participation at the World Championship had a demoralizing effect on the player. His training performance went down. As the eldest son, he was under pressure to succeed and to secure his family.

He didn’t have football boots

To keep a good mood, a family friend asked Leroy Sane for a few words of encouragement. Bayern Munich’s Winger agreed and wrote a series of long, sincere news on WhatsApp with detailed advice he urged Boni to continue to work hard, especially on his first touch and weaker right leg.

« It is best to be two -door, » Sane explained.

Five years ago, Oboori from Ghana headed for a rehearsal to Fortuna Düsseldorf, who worked in the Bundesliga.

« He came to us at the beginning of the season at the age of 17, almost no one knew him. He was like a bag with new tricks, » said Fortuna Lutz Pfannenstiel, sports director of Fortuna.

« He didn’t even have football boots. Fortunately, we found a spare couple in the shed. Unfortunately, they were one and a half numbers larger, » Pfannenstiel added.

Exceptional talent

In Germany, he has the reputation of a recognized expert with a good eye for talents.

« I knew Boni from the time of my work in Africa, already considered an exceptional talent. At the beginning it was clear to me that he had the potential to play sometimes in Europe and maybe even for feelings, » Pfannenstiel said.

« It is true that Real Madrid and Manchester United were interested in him, » Pfannenstiel added.

Even in the 2019/20 season he made his debut in Bundesliga. He was only eighteen then. In the highest German competition, however, he jumped in only two matches, which was 37 minutes together.

He had three more in the German Cup, where he also scored. After dropping Düsseldorf, he added ten more matches in the second Bundesliga, but did not dazzle too much. He moved to the second -league Paderborn, where he played 15 matches in one and a half years, was mostly a substitute.

In Germany, however, they did not extend the contract with him, since January 2022 he worked in Trnava.