FC Twente player takes forced farewell to a friend

"I have taught me the plays themselves, via YouTube. Earlier I went as a small boy, often to the Church and there was also played piano. I play classical music, I prefer to get there quietly. "

Smile away

The small Ghanaian two season ago seemed to break through at FC Twente. The attacking midfielder scored 5 times in 24 League matches and captured the hearts of the audience in the Grolsch Veste with his eternal smile. That smile is less and less often. "I try to stay positive, but sometimes it's hard," says Eghan.

And that has everything to do with the new rules around work permits in Netherlands. As a result, Eghan (contract until mid-2017) from February no longer seen as a youth player, but if not-EUspeler. A result is that FC Twente have to pay him an annual salary of 4 tons. The ailing FC Twente says the difference is not on being able to cough.

Sad feeling

And so should Eghan road, preferably as soon as possible. "I feel sad, because I'm forced to leave my home," says Eghan. He came in 2013 as a kid of 17 years in Enschede. Now he is a man of 21 years. "The most important phase of my life I have spent here. I am grown up here, am of the club and the people around it. And now I must of everyone saying goodbye. "

The most notable friendship is that with Koen, a young fan of FC Twente. How the teen got to know each other and the footballer still seems the most on the comic strip by Ronnie Hansen; a star football player of Dutch descent who in his early days at FC Barcelona but difficult to earths in Catalonia and befriend the LAD Pablito.

Striking friendship

"I know that strip not" Eghan, laughs. "I will go and read him. Koen is very special for me. It is a smart, open and funny boy. I met him about two years ago. He comes often look at the training and so I have him too. He asked me or he my old soccer shoes should have and which I have given unto him. We got to talking and since then we have contact. We play FIFA on the computer and I am also once been along on his birthday. Yes, I have told him that I had to leave. He was sad, just like me. But I understand that this goes with it, Koen, however, is but a small lad. I have promised him that we stay in touch and that I will find him. That vrolijkte him happy. "

Quincy Promes

Eghan has people around him. He has eight brothers, he is the youngest. In his early years he lived together with Quincy Twente Promes. Then in a host family. "My family is far away, but it is no different. Quincy has looked after itself over me when I arrived here. He has me all learned about the eating habits, that you here women three cushion offers as greeting, how I had to take the bus here. Yes, I miss him. His coaching in the field, but also his craziness. He was like a big brother. We still have a lot of contact, he says it's good. I have that feeling, I'll be stronger from here. Life is made up of overcoming difficulties. If you want something, you should do it for. If it was easy everyone would be successful. That's why I Twente also blame nothing. Although I now in minor departure, I am grateful to the club for the opportunities I have been given. "

Jeroen Haverkort/ © Metronieuws.nl