Basic information Name: Sulley Muntari
English name: Sulley Muntari
Nationality: Ghana
Birthday: 1984 August 27
Height: 1.80 meters
Weight: 73 kg
Position: Midfielder
Jersey number: 11
p>Current team: Inter Milan
Former team: Portsmouth Udinese [Edit this paragraph] Player profile: Muntari’s first flash was in In youth competition, he played for Liberty Professionals in Accra (the capital of Ghana). Muntari became a regular member of the Ghana U-20 national team at the age of 16. They reached the finals of the 2001 World Youth Championship in Argentina, where they lost to the host nation. After a trip to Argentina, he joined Udinese despite impressing during a trial with Manchester United.
Muntari joined Udinese in 2001 and spent his first season in the reserve team. He made his Serie A debut on November 6, 2002 , the opponent is AC Milan. The Rossoneri proved to be more than capable in the end, but the Udinese newcomer impressed. "Muntari performed extremely well against AC Milan," Italian Football Magazine praised highly. "He has Kaka's sense of the ball and Davis' versatility. He is definitely a player worth paying attention to." p>
Muntari made 23 appearances in his second full season, a figure that grew to 33 the following season, but after just 16 league games in the 2006/2007 season, he was dismissed as having already won the title. Received 3 red cards and missed the game. Five years after joining Udinese, Muntari moved to Portsmouth.
After Udinese received offers from Portsmouth, AC Milan, Juventus, Roma and Inter Milan in the first half of 2007, Muntari stated his desire to move to the Premier League. desire. Muntari finally moved to Portsmouth on May 30, 2007, wearing the No. 11 jersey. The transfer fee was a record-breaking 7.1 million pounds and he signed a five-year contract.
On July 28, 2008, Ghanaian midfielder Muntari officially joined Inter Milan for a transfer fee of 16 million euros. He signed a 4-year contract with the club. The expiration date of the contract is June 30, 2012, and his jersey number is No. 20.
On August 24, 2008, in his first official match on behalf of Inter Milan, Muntari scored a goal, helping the team defeat Roma and win the Italian Super Cup championship. [Edit this paragraph] Growth experience and fame 2001 Argentina World Youth Championship
In the 2001 Argentina World Youth Championship, the most dazzling players in that competition should be Saviola and D'Alessandro and other Pampas youngsters. With Niu's crazy performance, that Argentine national youth team swept all the strong players - including our so-called "Super Platinum". In the final, Saviola, Maxi and Colotto each scored a goal, 3-0. A group of teenagers from Ghana, but two players in the runner-up Ghana team are now famous figures. They are in a much better situation than Saviola, who was very popular in that game: one is Chelsea's Essien. , the other one is Muntari. It was after that game that Muntari was favored by major European league clubs.
He passed by Manchester United when he was 16 years old
The one who is most interested in Muntari should be the Premier League giant Manchester United. Before the start of that cup, the BBC reported: Manchester United is about to sign 16-year-old Ghanaian teenager Muntari for at least 1 million pounds. The BBC claimed that Muntari received attention not only from Manchester United, but also from clubs in Italy and the Netherlands, but Manchester United moved the fastest. They invited Muntari to Manchester United for a trial training after the World Youth Championship. The BBC also linked Muntari and Fortune together in a serious way, but now that Muntari is about to join a wealthy club, Fortune has disappeared from everyone. Manchester United fans always regret that Chelsea snatched Essien. After learning about this relationship with Muntari, will they also feel a trace of regret?
The "culmination" of Kaka and Davis
The reason why it is a pity is that Muntari performed very well in the trial training at Manchester United, but he did not stay in Manchester. Instead, he packed his bags and went to Udinese. He spent his first season in Udinese's reserve team. On November 6, 2002, Muntari made his Serie A debut against the powerful Milan. Milan eventually defeated Udine. Ness, but Muntari proved himself in the game. "Italian Football" magazine said of Muntari: "He has Kaka's sense of the ball and Davis's versatility. He is definitely a player worthy of attention." This is indeed the case. In the following seasons, Muntari became He became the main force of the Black Chicken Legion and carved his own niche in Serie A.
Leave the sluggish Udinese and face the challenge of the Premier League
In the first three seasons of the Udinese team, the record was brilliant, but in the last two seasons, they fell outside the tenth place. Tali decided to make a change. At that time, he attracted the attention of Portsmouth, Milan, Juventus, Roma and Inter Milan, but Muntari preferred to accept the challenge of the Premier League, and finally transferred on May 30, 2007. When he arrived at Portsmouth, the transfer fee was 12 million euros. For an excellent midfielder like Muntari, this price is truly a bargain. Now that he may be transferred back to Serie A, his worth will become 16 million euros - still cheap and high-quality
Renew his relationship with Manchester United in another way
< p>Portsmouth Muntari performed extremely well. The most unforgettable thing is that in the fourth round of the FA Cup, Muntari defeated Manchester United with a penalty kick, thus dashing Ferguson's Triple Crown dream. It is another way to interpret the faint fate with Manchester United. In the end, Portsmouth won the 2008 FA Cup, and Muntari played an important role. Because of Muntari's shining performance in his first season, Redknapp said when he learned that Inter Milan wanted to introduce his favorite player: "I really don't want to sell him. He is the best player I have and a great player." Young people. "But at present, it seems that Muntari is becoming more and more likely to join Inter Milan.Muntali and Essien - partners? substitute?
Muntari and Essien are teammates in the national team and are good partners in the midfield. Essien was a big hit under Mourinho at Chelsea, and now Mourinho is about to introduce Muntari. It is foreseeable that when Vieira is frequently injured and aged, Muntari and Cambiasso will support Inter Milan's "waist" together. Muntari may be Essien in Mourinho's eyes. As a substitute, if he can return to Serie A, which he is familiar with, and work hard under Mourinho, Muntari's worth will probably double again.
National team career - never dull
Muntari is young and has already represented the Ghana national team 42 times. In 2002, when he was only 18 years old, Muntari ranked first He represented the national team for the first time. In 2004, he could have participated in the Olympic Games, but was punished and left the team due to disciplinary reasons. After that, he competed in the 2006 World Cup in Germany and the 2008 African Cup. He scored 3 goals in the African Cup. Among them, his left-footed long-range shot against Guinea was named the best goal in the competition [edit this paragraph] signed with Inter Milan. Sky Sports reported that Inter Milan has officially made an offer for England's Portsmouth midfielder Muntari.
Muntari moved to Portsmouth from Serie A side Udinese last summer. In the past season, Muntari won the trust of the head coach and performed well in the left midfield and defensive midfield positions.
Both Juventus and Inter Milan turned their attention to the Ghanaian midfielder after hitting a wall in midfield transfers.
But Pompeii boss Redknapp said he would not allow Muntari to transfer and he would stay at Fratton Park.
Although Portsmouth will obviously not easily agree to let him go, including Inter Milan's appeal and Mourinho's appreciation, Muntari will be tempted to leave.
Muntari, who scored 7 goals last season, will start participating in Pompeii’s pre-season training this week.
Latest news:
According to Gazzetta dello Sport, Serie A club Inter Milan is very close to signing Portsmouth midfielder Muntari.
This powerful midfielder, who switched from Udinese to Military Port last year for 12 million euros, will fly to Milan today or tomorrow and sign with Inter Milan after passing a physical examination.
His transfer fee is 14 million euros, and there are some additional incentive clauses. At the same time, this also means that Inter Milan's pursuit of Lampard has begun to cool down.
First time on behalf of Inter Milan: On August 24, 2008, Inter Milan defeated Roma 8:7 at home in the Italian Super Cup (2:2 in 90 minutes)
First time on behalf of Inter Milan to score a goal : On August 24, 2008, Inter Milan defeated Roma 8:7 at home in the Italian Super Cup (scored the first goal)
Personal honors:
In the 2007/08 season, the English Football Association Cup champion (Portsmouth);
In the 2008/09 season, Italian Super Cup champion (Inter Milan). [Edit this paragraph] Player career technical statistics: Number of league appearances and goals scored in the club season
Udinese, Italy 2002-2003 12 0
Udinese, Italy 2003 -2004 23 0
Udinese, Italy 2004-2005 33 2
Udinese, Italy 2005-2006 18 3
Udinese, Italy 2006-2007 27 3
Portsmouth, England 2007-2008 33 5
Inter Milan, Italy 2008-2009
Muntari’s technical characteristics: both offensive and defensive , very confident in organizing the offense.