Nacho Pérez, a former Verdiblanco player, talks about the young Ghanaian for whom both clubs are fighting
Mawuli Mensah, the young Antequera midfielder, is undoubtedly one of the big sensations this season in Group 4 of the Second RFEF. Real Betis has set its sights on the player, but has several competitors, including FC Barcelona. At the Verdiblanco club, they know the interest of the Catalan team, but they are confident of maintaining the lead they currently have thanks to the hiring of the midfielder. At Goal.com we wanted to know more about this revelation player of the season. Nacho Pérez Santamaría, a former Real Betis player, was his first coach at Antequera when he arrived in the 2021-2022 season. He came from Utrecht, thanks to the cooperation agreement that Antequera has with the entity from the Netherlands. From the very beginning, the coach realized his qualities. “When he arrived you could tell he was a very bold and confident boy. Despite the inconvenience of the language, not knowing Spanish, he tried to communicate with his colleagues and ask for it. He also wanted to be the main protagonist in the game and did not hide. When a boy arrives in a new country so young, without knowing the language and behaves like that, it is very surprising. That was a step forward he took to say ‘here I am, count on me wanting to be a footballer’. His attitude was important.”
Nacho comments on how he was a footballer from his first matches, who began to attract the attention of several clubs without being a starter. “He arrived before the transfer window, a little before December, and he had problems in the beginning, but when he left he attracted a lot of attention. From the little moments he played, several clubs were already asking me about him. already knew there were important clubs following him and this year with the youth he has he’s also had a really good season and he’s moved up in category so it makes sense that people are aware of his conditions his qualities and the innate talent has that. It is normal that they think that he can be an interesting player for several top clubs for the future.”
For those who don’t know him, he is a player who “despite not being tall, has a good physique, goes to the clash and the dispute”, in addition to an important quality and that is that “he is a winner. He is a technically good player, able to cover the field,” said the Málaga coach, who also points out that “he likes to keep up with the rhythm of the game and the game. He can be quite an interesting player.”
As for his options to reach the top, Nacho sees options for him, although he needs to continue to develop as a footballer. “He is young and has a lot of room for improvement and development. He has good qualities and qualities, but it is difficult to know if he will come, because after many years I have seen good players who have not arrived due to various circumstances. has qualities and it needs to keep growing and evolving and if all goes well, with the conditions it has, it has a lot of options to come,” he affirms.
Source: Goal