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Ghana international Mohammed Abu joins Columbus Crew
Columbus Crew Sporting Director and Head Coach Gregg Berhalter talks about the signing of Ghanaian midfielder Mohammed Abu.
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Columbus Crew SC made an addition to their midfield on Tuesday, when they announced the signing of 25-year-old Ghanaian Mohammed Abu.
Columbus signed Abu as a Special Discovery Player. According to the MLS roster rules, “for one player on a club’s roster (a ‘Special Discovery Player’), a club is able to amortize the total amount of acquisition costs (up to $500,000) over the term of the player’s contract.”
“Mohammed is a talented, technical player that we believe will fit well into our system and style of play,” Columbus sporting director and head coach Gregg Berhalter said in a statement issued by the club. “Across his experience in Norway, France and Spain, we believe that a combination of his experience, skillset and character will be a good fit for Crew SC. We are glad to have him in Columbus and it is certainly an added bonus that he is familiar with the area as his wife has lived in Central Ohio.”
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Abu has made three appearances for the Ghana national team, the Black Stars.
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Abu joined Mancehster City in 2010 from his native country, Ghana, but was loaned to Stromsgodset. He had three seasons stint with the Norwegian giants, before completing a loan move to Rayo Vallecano in the 2012-13 season. The Ghanaian midfielder has also played in France and Denmark, but he has since 2014 been with Stromsgodset on a permanent deal.
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Crew SC are currently in Sao Paulo, Brazil, for their first preseason camp. They'll return to Ohio on Feb. 9 and train outside Columbus before heading to Charleston, South Carolina, for the Carolina Challenge Cup in mid-February.
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He has joined his compatriot Jonathan Mensah who recently completed his move from Russian outfit, Makhachkala
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