'The easiest one': Mohammed Kudus declares love for Barca

"Barcelona," West Ham and Ghana star Mohammed Kudus has said when asked about his favourite team when he was growing up.

"Because of Messi... the easiest one," he added.

Lovely confession from the Ghanaian.

Barca actually considered going for the forward last summer but just couldn't get their finances in place to get the deal done.

The 23-year-old has 12 goals and four assists in 38 appearances for West Ham this season. He has also netted nine goals in 26 caps for Ghana.

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