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Nigerian Footballer Overlooked by Israeli Premier League Club Now Sought by Premier League Teams
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First reported by Mako · 23 minutes ago
What happened
Chibueze Nwaivu, once trialed but not signed by Israeli club Bnei Sakhnin, is now valued at 10 million euros and sought by Premier League teams Fulham and Crystal Palace. Fulham has a verbal agreement with him and is negotiating with Trabzonspor, where he has helped win the Turkish Cup and scored three goals in 21 appearances since January.
- 01Chibueze Nwaivu was trialed by Bnei Sakhnin but not signed three and a half years ago.
- 02He was sold in January for 5.5 million euros and now valued at 10 million euros.
- 03Fulham and Crystal Palace are competing to sign him from Trabzonspor.
- 04Fulham has a verbal agreement with Nwaivu and is negotiating his transfer.
- 05Nwaivu helped Trabzonspor win the Turkish Cup and finish third in the league.
- 06Crystal Palace is preparing for a possible replacement due to Maxence Lacroix's expected departure.
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