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13 Jul

Daniel Amartey Completes Move To Turkish Club Besiktas

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Ghanaian defender, Daniel Amartey has completed his transfer to Turkish club Besiktas. The experienced centre-back signed a two-year contract with the option of an additional year with the Turkish giants. The move comes after Amartey ended his seven-year stint with Premier League club Leicester City. Amartey enjoyed a remarkable start at Leicester, winning the league title in his debut season and playing a significant role in the club's FA Cup triumph in 2021 against Chelsea. The 28-year-old was linked with a potential move to Celtic, with speculations fueled by his previous association with Brendan Rodgers, his former coach at Leicester City who…

06 Jun

What Leicester City Said About Daniel Amartey’s Departure

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English Championship side Leicester City, on June 5, confirmed that Ghanaian international, Daniel Amartey and six other senior players will depart the club at the end of their contracts in June. The other departing septuplet are Caglar Soyuncu, Youri Tielemans, Nampalys Mendy, Ryan Bertrand, Ayoze Perez and Tete. The club wrote about Amartey's departure in a statement posted on its website: "Amartey and Mendy, meanwhile, both moved to Filbert Way in 2016, with the former making the first five of his near-150 appearances for City during the Club’s Premier League title-winning season. "Amartey went on to feature for the Club…

06 Jun

Leicester City Release Daniel Amartey After 8 Years

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English Championship side Leicester City have confirmed Ghanaian international, Daniel Amartey and six other players will depart the club at the end of their contracts in June. The players are Caglar Soyuncu, Youri Tielemans, Nampalys Mendy, Ryan Bertrand, Ayoze Perez and Tete. The announcement comes following the Foxes’ relegation to the Championship on the final day of the Premier League season in May. Amartey joined Leicester in 2016 from FC Copenhagen in Denmark for a fee around the region of up to £6 million, where he went on to make over 100 appearances and scored two goals in his eight…

26 Apr

Ghana Defender Daniel Amartey Watches From The Bench As Leicester Draw 1-1 At Leeds

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Leicester City had to dig deep on Tuesday night to draw 1-1 with Leeds United in the English Premier League. In the clash staged at Elland Road, Ghana defender Daniel Amartey was named in the matchday squad of the Foxes but missed out on a starting role. Although there was a chance for him to be called from the bench to feature for his team, he was not needed as his team battled to come from behind to earn a point. The game today saw two teams fighting for points in a bid to increase their chances of escaping relegation. In the…

11 Apr

Daniel Amartey’s Leicester City Appoint Dean Smith As New Manager

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Premier League side Leicester City have appointed Dean Smith as the club's new interim manager till the end of the ongoing 2022/2023 football season. The former Aston Villa manager now arrives at the King Power Stadium as a replacement for Brendan Rogers, who was sacked for non-performance on Sunday, April 2, 2023. Leicester City's 2-1 defeat to Crystal Palace on Saturday, April 1, 2023, triggered the club's decision to part ways with Brendan Rogers, as the club are currently in the relegation zone, occupying the 19th position with 25 points. With the club currently occupying the 19th position with 25…