Black stars youngster Abdul Fatawu Issahaku has completed a long-term deal with Portuguese side Sporting Club on Wednesday.

The 18 years old left footed midfielder has been training with the Lions since February.

The U20 Afcon 21 MVP joins Sporting Club in a five-year deal with a staggering release clause of €60 million.

Sporting Club announced the deal via Twitter:

“Abdul Fatawu Issahaku, 18, is a reinforcement for Sporting Clube de Portugal,” Sporting have announced on their official website.

“The footballer from Ghana has signed for five seasons and has a release clause of 60 million euros, having been presented this Wednesday at the Cristiano Ronaldo Academy in Alcochete.

“After making the transfer to the emblem of Alvalade official, Fatawu posed for the usual photographs, with the presence of Frederico Varandas, president of the Board of Directors, and spoke to the Sporting CP media.”

Issahaku in his first interview expressed his joy after sealing the deal with the Portuguese outfit:

“I’m very happy to be here, it’s fantastic. They welcomed me very well,”.

“There are many differences between the football I was playing [in Ghana] and Sporting CP [and] it will make me grow more. Everyone [here] has helped me, telling me what I have to do.

“Ghanaians believe in me and I had opportunities very early. They made my dream possible and without that, I don’t think I would be here” He said.

He was part of the Black stars squad that pipped, archrivals Nigeria for a place at the 2022 FIFA World cup in Qatar.