Belgian Pro League outfit Zulte Waregem, have agreed a deal with English EFL Championship side Swansea City for the transfer of Ghanaian attacking midfielder Joseph Opoku, Sportsworldghana.com can report.
The Championship club beat interest from Hull City, Genoa, Trabzonspor, Krasnodar, and Real Sociedad.
Opoku , a promising attacker with strength as a key weapon, debuted for the Black Stars this year and made the preliminary squad for the 2026 World Cup.
His breakout campaign followed. Across the 2025/26 season, Opoku registered 10 goals and 16 assists. His performances were recognised with the Jupiler Pro League Player of the Month award for April 2026.
Matos, the Portuguese head coach appointed by Swansea in November 2025 on a four-year contract, is understood to be a particular admirer of the winger’s profile likening the Ghanaian to Sadio Mane.
The former Liverpool elite development coach has spoken publicly about the club’s pursuit of technical, high-intensity, direct wide players who fit into his preferred possession-based system. Opoku, right-footed and predominantly a left winger, matches that profile.
Internationally, the winger made the breakthrough into the senior Ghana national team earlier this year, facing Mexico in May and was later included in Carlos Queiroz’s preliminary squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
He did not, however, make the final 26-man squad for the tournament in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
The 20-year old midfielder is expected to fly out to Austria in the coming days to complete a medical, where head coach Vítor Matos’s squad are currently based for a pre-season training camp.
