Patrick Weah, nephew of the legendary George Weah, the only African Ballon d'Or in history and current president of the Republic of Liberia, will be on trial for a few weeks in the ranks of the Real Betis first youth team with a view to his possible incorporation into the discipline of the verdiblanco club, reports ABC.
Patrick Weah, who will turn 18 on December 5, plays winger and belongs to Minnesota United of the US MLS, with whose first team he made his debut last season. He has trained at the Minnesota and Wayzata Academy and won the Minnesota State Championship with Saint Louis University, in addition to being the best player of the year in his category in 2017.
Patrick Weh was born in Monrovia (Liberia) but has American nationality and is the cousin of George Weah Jr., who plays for Tours, and Timothy Weah, who plays for Lille. His uncle, George Weah, current president of Liberia, was one of the most important players in African history, since he played for PSG, Milan or Monaco and won the Ballon d'Or in 1995, being the only African to have achieved it. and the only one who has achieved it without participating in a World Cup.