The future of Nigeria U20 midfielder Victor Eletu at Italian Serie A giants AC Milan is uncertain despite only recently signing his first professional deal with the club, OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal.
18 year old Eletu who has been at AC Milan since the age of 14 was a part of the Nigeria U20 team that crashed out of the U20 World Cup at the quarter final stage after a narrow 0-1 loss to South Korea. He ended the tournament with an assist to his name.
At AC Milan was a part of the youth team that went all the way to the semi final of the UEFA Youth League before losing in the semi final to the U19 of Croatian side Hajduk Split. He played a total of 38 games last season for the U19.
Signed on a deal that will run till the summer of 2025, sources close to the player confirmed that he could leave the Italian side in search of regular first team football before the end of the summer transfer window.
French Ligue 1 side Monaco was listed as one of the teams tracking his situation at the Italian side, where he is highly rated but they won’t stand in his way of leaving if they receive a suitable offer for his service.
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