Super Eagles defender, Leon Balogun, has completed a switch to Premier League side, Brighton & Hove Albion.
The 29-year-old joins from German side Mainz on a free transfer and is the Premier League club’s first signing of the summer.
✍🏻 BREAKING…@LeonBalogun becomes our first summer signing! 🇳🇬#WelcomeLeon #BHAFC 🔵⚪ pic.twitter.com/WcBeZ51CKP
— Brighton & Hove Albion ⚽ (@OfficialBHAFC) May 22, 2018
✍🏻 The defender has signed a two-year deal! 🇳🇬#WelcomeLeon #BHAFC 🔵⚪
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— Brighton & Hove Albion ⚽ (@OfficialBHAFC) May 22, 2018
Balogun missed the 2014 World Cup through injury but has been named in Nigeria’s preliminary 30-man squad for this year’s tournament in Russia.
“Leon will add more depth to our defensive options,” said Brighton manager, Chris Hughton.
“I am pleased to get our first piece of business done so early in the summer. He is in the peak years of his career and I am sure he will integrate well into the squad.
“He also has valuable experience, having played in the Bundesliga, the Europa League and at international level.”
