Ghana broadcaster, Dan Kwaku Yeboah has said that former Manchester United coach, Sir Alex Ferguson threatened Danny Welbeck to reject a call-up to Ghana after the forward agreed to play for the West African country.
According to him, former Black Stars skipper, Asamoah Gyan convinced Welbeck to play for Ghana when both were teammates at Sunderland.
It will be recalled that Welbeck spent the 2010/11 season on loan at Sunderland, where he played together with Gyan.
"Look, Asamoah Gyan singlehandedly was able to convince Danny Welbeck to come and play for Ghana. Danny Welbeck agreed to play for Ghana,” Kwaku Yeboah said.
"Asamoah said a day before the boy decided officially, Sir Alex Fergusson heard about it and threatened him not to play for Ghana because that would be the end of his Manchester United career.”
Welbeck was born in Manchester and broke into Manchester United’s first team in 2008 under Sir Alex Ferguson.
However, both of Welbeck’s parents are Ghanaians, which made him eligible to feature for the West African nation.
That, though, did not happen, as he played for England at U16, U17, U18, U19 and U21 levels before progressing to the senior team.
Between 2011 and 2018, Welbeck played 42 matches for England, scoring 16 goals, and also featured at Euro 2012, and the 2014 and 2018 World Cup tournaments.
Welbeck, who is a former Arsenal striker currently plays for Brighton and Hove Albion.