Second-in-line to the British throne, Prince William has asked Ghana coach Avram Grant to take charge of English Premier league club Aston Villa, the Israeli has revealed.
Villa last Wednesday, sacked manager Paul Lambert after a poor run of form which has seen them drop into the relegation zone in the EPL.
And according to Grant, Prince William, a fan of the West Midlands club asked him to consider taking the reigns at the club.
But the Israeli, who led Ghana to the final of the African Cup of Nations earlier this month, which they lost on penalties to the Ivory Coast, has stated that he remains committed to the Black Stars despite the request from the Duke of Cambridge.
He told Sky Sports: ‘Aston Villa is a great club, with great fans and it is an honour to have my name mentioned with them, but I want to continue with Ghana for the next two years, until the end of my contract. I enjoy managing Ghana very much,’ Grant told Sky Sports.
‘I met Prince William and he asked me “why don’t you come to Aston Villa?”. I said “when you become the chairman, I will come”.
‘As long as my name is mentioned, I feel good with this, but not more than that. I want to continue with Ghana.’
Grant also spoke of Ghana’s AFCON campaign and the loss on penalties to the Ivory Coast, stating that the best team lost in the final.
“It was a great experience,” said the former Chelsea boss. “Great people, very passionate about football. High quality players, many of whom are playing here in the Premier League. I enjoyed it very much.
“Ghana have not won the cup since 1982 and no one expected us to reach the final, because it is a completely new team.
“Half of the squad were different to the squad who went to the World Cup just half a year ago. We changed it from players who were stars of the team to players who I think will be stars of the team.
“In the final, we were the better side and lost after 11 penalties each. We are happy and the Ghanaian people are very happy.
“I have just come from three days of celebrations and it was like we took the World Cup. But we did lose by the last penalty so I cannot be completely happy.”
By: Edwin Kwakofi/citifmonline.com/Ghana