English Premier League side Brentford are few details away from announcing the signing of Nigeria U20 defender Benjamin Fredrick, OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal.
The Simoiben Academy youngster who turned 18 in May was chased by teams like Real Sociedad, Bayern Munich, FC Porto and Brighton but Brentford showed more desire to lure the defender, who was a standout performer for the Nigeria U20 team in two straight tournaments.
Frederick stood out for Nigeria at the U20 Africa Cup of Nations ,playing in all six of Nigeria’s games at the tournament as the team coast to a third place finish, which sealed their spot at the U20 World Cup.
At the World Cup in Argentina, he was rested for their third group game, but returned for the round of 16 game against host nation Argentina, where he posted another stellar showing to help Nigeria breeze past the host.
A top source in the office of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) revealed that documentation is already on for his signing with further details confirming that he has already underwent a medical in England.
He will likely be unveiled later today with the president of Simoiben Football Academy of Kaduna Ibukun Moses Simon, the wife of Nigeria international Moses Simon expected to release a statement as well on his departure.
Upeh Waziri
