Little was known of Ghanaian midfielder, Thomas Partey since he never played for any local club before leaving for Spain in 2011.

The 27 year old has narrated how he left the shores of Ghana with the help of a local football agent who held talks with his father before moving to Spain without even knowing the club he was going to play for.

Thomas Partey is now among the elite midfielders in Europe and is been chased by a lot of teams including Arsenal, Jueventus.

“I had a Ghanaian agent who was working with a Spanish agent, he met my father in Ghana and they spoke about everything, and then he told me I was going to Spain. They will prepare my passport, my visa and everything,” Partey told the official club website.

“When it got to the day I had to leave Ghana, he called me and said, tonight you are traveling and I said Ok.

He continued, “I packed my things and I went to the airport. He did not tell me where I going in Spain so when I arrived, he said, first, you have to go to Atletico Madrid and if they don’t sign you, we will take you to any team that you want to and I said Ok.

“When I got to Spain, it was cold and it was raining and as an African guy, I am not used to the cold and rain so I just needed to try my best and get used to it and that is how everything went,” he added.

After loans spells at Almeria and Real Mallorca he made a return to Athletico Madrid in 2015 and has never looked back since.

He has won the Europa League and Spanish La Liga during his time with the Rojiblancos.