Asante Kotoko break silence in Michael Vinicius

Asante Kotoko have officially stated their reasons behind the mutual termination of Brazilian striker Michael Vinicius’ contract.

Earlier reports this week reported that the player was on the brink of dismissal from the club over several wild acts deemed unprofessional.

Confirmation came from Kotoko Coach Mariano Barreto later on Wednesday in the aftermath of his side’s FA Cup win over BYFA.

Subsequently the club has also issued a statement to official communicate their decision to severe ties with the player mutually.

Vinicius according to Kotoko has some pressing family and personal issues which needs to be addressed imminently, hence the player requesting for a 3 month’s leave without salary.

In hindsight, the club deemed it appropriate to agree a termination with the player to allow him deal with his issues, the statement added.

Read Full Statement here

Who is Michael Vinicius

Michael Vinícius Silva de Morais, simply known as Michael Vinicius is a Brazilian striker aged 28.

The player who has had stints with Fluminesex Linkoping among other clubs joined the Porcupine Warriors 3 months ago ahead of the commencement of the second round of the ongoing Ghana Premier league season.

He has netted twice in less than 80 combined minutes of football since but has not been involved in the club’s last few games for reasons not well explained.

Inside sources say the player’s wild lifestyle has impacted on his training schedule leading Coach Mariano Barreto to cut him off his training programme.

Vinicius who has a history of drug addiction, is reported to have taken to such a lifestyle while in Kumasi. This our source say is the real reason behind the termination of his contract.

Our source goes further to disclose that he will not be entitled to any form of compensation from the club.