Ghana's Europe based players will return home after a long season with trophies in hands, relegation wounds to lick and for many a summer spent looking for new clubs. As many of Europe's major leagues rounded up over the weekend, there were Ghanaian players across the continent pumping their fists in delight, some wondering what the future holds and others with no trophy to show for effort but thoroughly delighted for breakthrough seasons. Consider the case of the Ayew brothers at Olympique Marseille for example. The younger of Abedi Pele's sons Jordan was a member of the Marseille side that won the French title last season but Andre was not. And driven by a desire to even the score with father and brother, Andre was determined to end up the season as a champion. It did not happen even though on a personal level he has had easily his best season at club level. A year ago he was helping Arles Avignon gain promotion into the French top flight. Didier Deschamps did not want him at Marseille. But on the back of a fine world cup, he got his chance at Marseille again and took it remarkably well. His 36 appearances this season and eleven goals tell a story on its own. So often he was Marseille's key man, driving them forward and scoring crucial goals too, the pick of them a hat trick against Nice in which he and brother Jordan scored all four goals. Jordan for a 19 year old looks to be coming of age really well. He may have struggled on his Black Stars debut but when he has been thrown in at Marseille he has looked a tidy striker with a brilliant ability to go past defenders, pick a good cross and as we saw in the later stages of the season, a knack for top class finishes too. Elsewhere in France, John Boye was celebrating a breakthrough season. Unused by the senior Rennes side, he got his breakthrough thanks to injuries and impressed. Now he has a contract extension and assurances from his club boss that he will be playing a lot more next season. In Italy, there was a Ghanaian winner of the serie A and a new dance champion! Kevin-Prince Boateng helped AC Milan win the Scudetto but his most memorable act came on the dance stage when he did Michael Jackson's Moonwalk on the San Siro pitch. With the music out, he must think of his club future with Genoa and Milan still talking about where he will play his club football next season. Kwadwo Asamoah may not always glitter when he plays for Ghana but he played every game for Udinese this season, scored twice and helped them gain entry into the European Champions League. It is a staggering statistic for the midfielder who continues to be linked with a move away and a glowing tribute to his progress on a season by season basis. It did not go so well for compatriot Emmanuel Agyemang Badu. Eight appearances was not what he had in mind and unless Badu's fortunes increase soon, there is every chance he will head elsewhere soon in search of first team football. Anthony Annan craved for a move to a big European league and got it but Schalke proved quiet a jump for him. He got games but was never his dominant self. Still the German Cup that he helped Schalke win will be a massive consolation for the midfielder. Hans Sarpei had much of a presence for the club especially in the closing stages of the season. Even that has not proved enough to earn him a place back in the Black Stars. While Annan and Sarpei were enjoying cup glory, Charles Takyie who has Ghana ambitions and Gerald Asamoah went down with Saint Pauli. Playing second tier football next season wont do much for Takyie's Ghana hopes. In England, Richard Kingson suffered relegation yet again but this time he will feel it more. When Kingson went down with Birmingham City three seasons ago, he was branded a waste of money by one of the club's owners. At Blackpool he was a more important member of the squad, filling in well for Matt Gilks during his long injury induced absence. Kingson was on the bench as Blackpool were relegated; the season goes down as his most productive on a personal level since his move to England some four years ago. Relegation will also almost certainly mean a search for a new club for Kingson but he wont be the only one on that mission. John Paintsil has bid farewell to Fulham, John Mensah's future at Sunderland is uncertain and reports of a potential Michael Essien move to AC Milan gets stronger by the day. In Belgium, Daniel Opare capped a remarkable recovery on a personal level by helping Standard Liege win the Belgian Cup. He epitomizes what taking a step down can do for the career of a player. It may be just the move that Sulley Muntari needs to take after another season to forget. Where he plays his football next will be one of the big stories to follow in the summer. Source: Kickoff