The 20-year-old 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.
Once the paperwork is finalised, Opoku will become Swansea’s fourth summer signing following the earlier arrivals of Celtic defender Stephen Welsh, Red Bull Salzburg winger Moussa Yeo, and Finnish midfielder Leo Walta.
Swansea beat significant competition to secure Opoku’s signature. Fellow Championship side Hull City, Italian Serie A club Genoa, Turkish Süper Lig side Trabzonspor, Russian outfit Krasnodar and Spanish La Liga club Real Sociedad had all shown concrete interest in the winger following his standout 2025/26 campaign in Belgium.
Opoku joined Zulte Waregem in August 2024 from Ghanaian side Great Corinthians FC on a two-year contract, having first impressed the club’s technical team during a trial. He played a starring role as the club won the 2024/25 Challenger Pro League title and secured promotion to the Belgian Pro League.
His performances also earned him a contract extension in July 2025, tying him to the club for two additional years with an option for two more.
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.
Swansea’s summer business has been shaped around a broader squad rebuild under Matos, who guided the Swans to an 11th-placed finish in the Championship last season after taking over from Alan Sheehan in November.
The club are targeting a more competitive 2026/27 campaign, which begins with a Championship trip to Stoke City on Saturday, August 15.
