AS Roma Manager, Jose Mourinho, reveals that Felix Afena-Gyan was teased by his teammates when he joined the first team with fake trainers.
The 'Specia One' said it's the reason why he bought trainers for the Ghanaian striker when he scored his debut goal for Roma.
Felix, 19, made his debut for the the European Conference League finalists in October against Cagliari and scored brace in their 2:0 victory over Genoa in November.
Felix Afena-Gyan made his debut appearance for the Black Stars in their goalless stalemate against Nigeria in the world cup playoffs first leg in March.
AS Roma will battle for the European Conference League title with Fayenoord in Albania today.
The teenager is expected to be called up to the Black Stars ahead of the AFCON 2023 qualifiers against Madagascar and Central African Republic early next month.
Jose Mourinho says he gifted Felix Afena Gyan the trainers because his teammates made fun of him when he wore fake trainers to training.
“He was there, he didn’t have a contract and he was coming all the time with fake trainers and all the guys there were having fun with him,” Mourinho told BT Sports.
“The moment he came here and the moment he scored a winning goal, I had to say: Felix, it’s time for the guys to stop bullying you, so let’s buy a proper pair of shoes,” he added.
“Now he signs a contract, he goes to Ghana national team and he has fun with the other guys because the other guys are not going to the World Cup, but he is. So in this moment things are changing.”
