Ghana winger Christian Atsu has announced his decision to leave Portuguese giants Porto, paving the way for him to join English sides Liverpool or Tottenham, GHANAsoccernet.com can exclusively reveal.
The move by the Portuguese giants to frustrate the Black Stars prodigy seems to infuriated the Ghanaian prodigy who took to Facebook to announce his decision to leave.
Atsu has been locked in a contract wrangle with Porto all summer, with the club keen to tie down the Ghana international to a new deal and increase his buy-out clause.
However, the 21-year-old has refused all offers from the club as he seeks to win a move away from Porto.
Atsu was left out of Porto's pre-season tour of Holland and the club have decided to flog the winger to their junior team which lad led Ghanaian to announce his decision to leave.
"I apologize to all the supporters for my decision, never planned to leave the club, but the truth is that I need a change of place to achieve my dreams," Atsu said on Facebook.
Liverpool have been strongly linked with a move for Atsu, but Tottenham and Everton are now actively monitoring the player's situation at Estadio do Dragao.
Porto have decided to cash in on Atsu this summer rather than lose him on a free transfer in a year's time and the news has alerted the African's suitors.