As the transfer window gathers speed as many as seven players from the Nigeria U20 team will be on the move before the end of the window, following their impressive campaign at the U20 World Cup.
Led by coach Ladan Bosso, the team crashed out of the semi final stage losing 0-1 to South Korea but big wins over Italy and Argentina, which saw the host exit the tournament has put players of the team on the radar of teams in the top leagues.
One of the standout players in the Nigerian team was Daniel Daga of Nigeria National League (NNL) side One Rocket. His performances caught the eyes of Milan giants AC and Inter but a deal is far from getting done.
Aside the fact that he is still only 16 year old and can’t be transferred until he is 18. The price tag placed on his is making the possibility of a deal highly unlikely, OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal.
A fee of €3m potentially rising to €5m has been slammed on him by his team in Nigeria and it is the main stumbling block in talks over a transfer. All attempts to make them reduce the fee has so far not yielded any fruit.
Daga is now being represented by the agent of his U-20 teammate Victor Eletu of AC Milan and he is said to be the mediator in the talks to get the price tag lowered. Talks with continue with both Milan teams, who are proposing getting him admission into their football school to continue his progress.
Mohammed Mowiz Suleiman
