{"id":489549,"date":"2026-02-25T12:03:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T12:03:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/489549\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T12:03:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T12:03:09","slug":"celta-vigo-sign-asante-kotoko-forward-bernard-sarpong-on-a-permanent-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/489549\/","title":{"rendered":"Celta Vigo sign Asante Kotoko forward Bernard Sarpong on a permanent deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"article-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanaweb.com\/GhanaHomePage\/SportsArchive\/Celta-Vigo-sign-Asante-Kotoko-forward-Bernard-Sarpong-on-a-permanent-deal-2023128?gallery=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/11523193.295.jpg\" alt=\"Bernard Somuah Sarpong seals permanent move to Spanish Club Celta Vigo until 2030\" title=\"Bernard Somuah Sarpong seals permanent move to Spanish Club Celta Vigo until 2030\" width=\"295\" height=\"198\" \/> <\/a>Bernard Somuah Sarpong seals permanent move to Spanish Club Celta Vigo until 2030<\/p>\n<p id=\"article-123\">RC Celta de Vigo has finalized the permanent signing of 19-year-old Ghanaian forward Bernard Somuah Sarpong from Asante Kotoko SC, locking in the rising star with a contract through June 2030.<\/p>\n<p>Originally joining on a loan-to-buy deal in August 2024, Somuah\u2019s breakout performances triggered his buyout clause, cementing his role as a key piece in the club\u2019s youth development blueprint.<\/p>\n<p>Somuah\u2019s rapid rise through Celta\u2019s famed \u201cCanteira Celeste\u201d academy has stunned observers.<\/p>\n<p>After a brief adjustment with the Juvenil A squad, he earned a promotion to the reserve team, Celta Fortuna, where he debuted in Spain\u2019s Primera Federaci\u00f3n against Zamora CF on the season\u2019s opening day.<\/p>\n<p>Under coach Fredi \u00c1lvarez, the explosive winger has become indispensable, racking up over 800 minutes in the third tier.<\/p>\n<p>His five goals highlight his blistering pace and flair in one-on-one battles, turning defenders inside out and earning him a regular starting spot.<\/p>\n<p>Somuah\u2019s magic has fueled Celta Fortuna\u2019s promotion push, lifting them to second place with 48 points.<\/p>\n<p>His highlight-reel moment arrived in a thrilling comeback against Talavera at Barreiro, where he drilled a stoppage-time winner to snatch victory and keep the reserves in historic contention.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bernard Somuah Sarpong seals permanent move to Spanish Club Celta Vigo until 2030 RC Celta de Vigo has&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":489550,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[403,99],"class_list":["post-489549","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-soccer","tag-soccer","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/489549","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=489549"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/489549\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/489550"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=489549"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=489549"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=489549"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}