Wilfred Osei Kwaku Palmer, the man whose club is credited with nurturing Black Stars and Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey, has disclosed that he has not encountered the footballer in the last five years.
The owner of Tema Youth disclosed in a Hot FM interview that the former Atletico Madrid midfielder has not been in communication with him for five years.
He revealed their last interaction was when he served as a member of the management committee of the Black Stars.
“Thomas Teye Partey has ignored me for about five years now. The last time we spoke was when I was part of the Black Stars management committee,” Osei Kwaku Palmer said.
Palmer also gave insight into the cold relationship between him and the player who was once on the books of his club, Tema Youth.
Detailing how Partey left the club, Palmer said that he almost petitioned the Federation of International Football Association against the conduct of Atletico Madrid.
“There wasn’t any proper transfer. We wrote to Atletico, and they never bothered to respond. At the time, I was tempted to go to FIFA and report the conduct of Atletico, but Moses Odjer begged me to stop and allow Partey to play his ball.
“I thought about it and realized that we would be entitled to a solidarity fee if he moved to another club, so why would I destroy the career of such a player? So I controlled myself and decided not to bother Atletico Madrid. That’s why he left the country. Because of that, he feels we have a grudge.”
“On the night he was about to travel to Spain, he informed me that he had a stomach issue. We were preparing for a game against Kotoko, and he was in the squad, but because of the sickness, we had to exclude him from the team for the match. I later discovered that he was traveling that very night to sign with Atletico Madrid,” he stated.
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