The Amount of Money Barcelona Paid to Sign Ghanaian Youngster From Dreams FC
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- The amount of money La Liga giants Barcelona paid to sign Ghanaian youngster Abdul Aziz Issah has come to light
- Issah is one of the highly-rated youngsters from Ghana, and his move to Spain is a testament to his prospects
- The 18-year-old is the second Ghanaian to join the Catalan giants this summer after David Oduro
Dreams FC winger Abdul Aziz Issah became the new Ghanaian whizz kid to join Spanish powerhouse Barcelona directly from the Ghana Premier League.
This move marks a significant career advancement for the talented winger, transitioning from Ghana's top division to the Catalan giants and reinforcing his reputation as one of West Africa's most promising young talents.
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Issah's transfer establishes him as just the second Ghanaian youngster, following David Oduro, to move directly from the Ghana Premier League to the renowned La Liga club.
The 18-year-old earned this opportunity through his remarkable performance at Dreams FC, where he was instrumental over two seasons.
According to 3news, Issah played a pivotal role in helping the Still Believe Lads win the Ghanaian FA Cup and achieve an unexpected semifinal run during their first CAF Confederation Cup campaign.
How much Barcelona paid for Aziz
As reported by Ghanaweb, the promising attacker has joined the Spanish club on a long-term loan agreement, which includes an option for a permanent transfer.
While details about the transfer remain scarce, journalist Saddick Adam has stated that Barcelona are prepared to pay €1 million for the Black Satellites playmaker if he secures a permanent move.
“Barcelona offered €400,000, but the transfer ended up costing them €1 million,” Adams said via Modern Ghana.
Oduro, Aziz Issah trains with Barcelona first team
Just days after his arrival, Issah received a call-up from manager Hansi Flick to join the senior team for training alongside fellow countryman Oduro, allowing them both to experience first-team action.
Apple on Thursday said some of its top smartwatch models are getting a redesigned blood oxygen sensing feature, sidelined for several years by a patent dispute.
Software updates will add the capability to an array of Series 9, Series 10, and Ultra 2 Apple Watch models, according to the iPhone maker.
"This update was enabled by a recent US Customs ruling," Apple said in a blog post.
Apple temporarily halted US sales of its latest smartwatch models last January as part of a patent feud with health company Masimo.
Masimo, based in southern California, filed a complaint to the US International Trade Commission (ITC) which decided to halt imports of the Apple Watch models over a patented technology for detecting blood-oxygen levels.
Apple manufactures the vast majority of its products overseas, giving the ITC jurisdiction over the patent feud.
According to reports, Apple removed the technology from the smartwatches in question at the time and resumed selling them.
Masimo argued that it invented the technology and that Apple poached key employees to win access to the know-how.
But Apple contended that the ITC finding was in error and appealed the decision in US federal court.
Apple strongly promotes its smartwatch's fitness and health features, which include detection of heartbeat irregularities, falls, sleep apnea, and harmful noise levels.
Source: AFP
