Transfer deadline: Five Nigerian footballers on the move

Sadiq Umar

The 2016 summer transfer window closed in Europe on Wednesday with several crazy deals concluded.

It’s been a fairly active market for Nigerians, considering two Premier League clubs broke their transfer records to capture their signatures.

However, others had to wait till few hours before deadline day to secure a move. Here we highlight these Nigerians.

  1. Sadiq Umar

Age: 19-year-old

From: Roma

To: Bologna

Type: Loan

Fee: Undisclosed

  1. Elderson Echiejile

Age: 28

From: Monaco

To: Standard Liege

Type: Loan

Fee: Undisclosed

  1. Kenneth Omeruo

Age: 22

From: Chelsea

To: Alanyaspor

Type: Loan

Fee: Undisclosed

  1. Kingsley Madu

Age: 20

From: AS Trencin

To: S.V. Zulte Waregem

Type: Full ownership

Fee: Undisclosed

  1. Kelechi Nwakali

Age: 18

From: Arsenal

To: MVV Maastricht

Type: Loan

Fee: Undisclosed