Portuguese League giants FC Porto will in the next 72 hours conclude the signing of Nigeria U20 left full back Lekan Oyedele, OwnGoalNigeria.com understands.
Already a fee has been agreed with Nigeria Professional Football League side Remo Stars for his signing. The defender is expected in Portugal today where he will undergo a routine medical before officially signing the dotted lines.
A member of the WAFU B winning Nigeria U20 team of Ladan Bosso few months ago, the left back first caught the eyes of scouts of the team when he excelled for the youth team of Remo Stars Beyond Limit at the prestigious Viareggio youth tournament.
He followed that performance up by holding his own for the Nigerian team at the U20 WAFU B Championship. He displaced the first choice left back of the team after less than a week in camp with the team. Oyedele ended up playing all of Nigeria’s games at the tournament.
We gathered he will start with the B team from where his progress will be monitored for promotion to the main team, where Nigeria international Zaidu Sanusi is presently the first choice left back.
At the B team he will be reunited with Marcus Abraham who is currently turning heads playing for the team who are campaigning in the Portuguese second division.
