Tottenham track Nigeria’s Moses Simon

Moses Simon

By Toby Prince

Moses SimonSuper Eagles newest kid on the block, Moses Simon, is being targeted by English Premier League side, Tottenham Hotspur.

Moses, 20, plays his club football for Gent in Belgium.

His seven goals last season led the club to the Belgian League success – a feat that saw him named in the Team of the Season.

According to the Mirror, Spurs have been a long time admirer of the youngster and are still monitoring his progress with a view of making a move for the player.

The North Londoners have been keen on Simon since he was a teenager, but he chose to train with Dutch side Ajax instead.

Simon, who is a product of the famed GBS Academy, same that produced current Eagles skipper, Ahmed Musa, joined Slovak side AS Trencin where he scored 13 goals in 33 games in the 2014/15 season.

The Jos-born winger is gradually becoming an integral part of Sunday Oliseh’s new look Eagles team after scoring twice in his last three games for Nigeria against Niger Republic and Cameroon respectively.