NAC Breda technical staff member Matthew Amoah has commented on his involvement in bringing former Black Stars captain André Ayew to the Dutch club.
Ayew, who had been without a club for six months after leaving Le Havre, signed with NAC Breda until the end of the season.
In an interview with the club’s media team, Amoah—who represented Ghana at the 2006 World Cup—expressed surprise at the signing and dismissed claims that he was the main reason behind Ayew’s arrival.
“Maybe it was like 10 per cent. Even me, I was surprised when they told me. There were rumours that it was because of me that André came here. Of course, maybe in a small way; he watched videos of me when I played for NAC, and there is a lot of respect for what I did here,” he said.
Amoah revealed that Ayew was attracted to NAC Breda because of its strong history with Ghanaian players. He added that the coaching staff had carefully assessed Ayew’s fitness before finalising the move.
“They asked me if he was fit because they had seen his training videos, sometimes with his dad. If you ask me, the role I played was not much. I think the coaches did their work,” Amoah explained.
Ayew is now training with the squad as NAC Breda prepare for a challenging Eredivisie clash against league leaders PSV this weekend.
