18-year-old rising star Gian refused the Ghanaian national team's call to stay in Rome without playing the Africa Cup of Nations

Roma 18-year-old striker Gian was previously named to ghana's national team's Africa Cup of Nations squad, but the player decided not to participate in the Africa Cup of Nations and remained in Rome.

Born in 2003, Gian previously played for Roma youth, was promoted to the first team by manager Jose Mourinho this season and scored twice in Rome's 2-0 away win over Genoa in Serie A in November, giving him a new pair of shoes after the game. However, Jian was first infected with the new crown and then received a red card in the game, which affected his playing time.

The Ghana national team has previously announced the African Cup of Nations squad, and Gian is also among them, but if he participates in the Africa Cup of Nations, Gian will miss Roma for more than a month at the beginning of next year. After careful consideration, Jian decided not to participate in this African Cup of Nations. This is not the first time That Jian has turned down a call-up for the Ghanaian National Team, which had called him up to the tournament a few weeks earlier, but at the time, Gian's agent said: "Gian feels like he is not ready to play for the national team. ”

Now Gian has once again rejected the Ghanaian national team, and Roma coach Jose Mourinho can continue to use Gian in the next game. Recently, Roma have switched to a 352 formation, with the two main strikers being Tammy Tammy Abraham and Zaniolo. With Spanish striker Mayoral likely to leave in the winter, Gian stayed in Rome to compete with Shomurodov for Roma's third striker spot.

(Su Erhu)