Paintsil's brother Isaac on trials at Santos

The junior brother of Ghana defender John Paintsil is on trials with South African National First Division side Santos, Goal Ghana understands.

The club signed the Black Stars guardsman during the summer and are set to offer Isaac Paintsil a contract if he proves remarkable on trials.

Young Paintsil is a right-back and is equally adept at centre-back.

Santos are keen on a return to the South African top flight after wallowing in the national Division One for some time now and are keen on securing any available good material.