The Maroons have beaten competition from several Italian clubs including Sampdoria where he played last season to snaffle the Ghana midfielder.
Torino FC have signed Ghana midfielder Afriyie Acquah on a four-year deal from German side TSG Hoffenheim, the Serie A outfit announced on their website on Friday.
The box-to-box midfielder joined Hoffenhaim in 2013 from Palermo but failed to command a starting role and was loaned to Parma in 2014, where he spent one and a half seasons before moving to Sampdoria also on loan last February.
“Torino Football Club is delighted to announce that it has acquired the right of Ghanaian Afriyie Acquah from Hoffenheim FC until 2019,” the club said.
The financial details of the contract have not been disclosed.
According to reports, Torino chairman Urban Cairo and coach Giampiero Ventura are great admirers of the former Bechem United player after keeping a close eye on him while at Parma and Sampdoria during the 2014-15 season.
Acquah was part of the Ghana squad that won silver at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations held in Equatorial Guinea in January. His missed kick in the penalty shootout in the final was the turning point for Cote D’Ivoire, who eventually emerged as winners.
Acquah played 24 Serie A games with Parma and Sampdoria, starting 22 times and scoring once. He will become the second Ghanaian player at the Stadio Olimpico after youngster Emmanuel Gyasi returned from his loan at Lega Pro side Montova.
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