The sporting director of Slovakian side As Trencin Andrej Žáčik has revealed interest from top European teams for the services of Nigeria U20 winger Sani Suleiman, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
The teen forward who was the sole bright spark for Nigeria at the U20 World Cup, where they exited the tournament in the round of 16 following a 4-0 loss to Argentina has been a revelation for Trecin in the UEFA youth league.
He missed the round of 16 defeat to Argentina at the world cup due to suspension, but he has done enough to remain a thing of interest to top teams around Europe according to Žáčik.
In an interview with TVNOVINY.sk Žáčik said it could be a transfer for the record books with the 19 year old the toast of teams in England, Germany, Spain, Netherlands , Belgium and Scotland.
Q- Information has appeared in the media regarding interest in Sani Suleiman from several top European leagues. Can you confirm this?
Žáčik – Yes, it is true. This interest is a logical consequence of the player’s performance over the past period. He also only recently turned 19, so there is still a huge possibility and potential for further development. CIES Football Observatory even ranked him among the most complex wingers in the world under the age of 21.
Q- Specifically, clubs such as Tottenham, Leverkusen or Glasgow Rangers were mentioned. Is it true that these teams are also among the interested parties?
Žáčik- These clubs are also among the interested parties.
Q- Within the English Premier League, there is talk not only of Tottenham’s interest. Can you tell us how many teams from this league have contacted you about Suleiman?
Žáčik- Some of the initial contacts often take place directly through the player’s agent, not always directly through our club. I personally don’t know about the interest of other clubs from this league, but that doesn’t mean that there isn’t interest.
Q- Which other interested parties, or from which European leagues, are also interested in this player?
Žáčik- The list is really long and I dare say that clubs from most of the leading European leagues are already watching the player.
Q- You mentioned a wide range of interested parties from the leading European leagues. Can you give us a closer look at the most famous competitions, if we don’t count the already mentioned England, Scotland and Germany?
Žáčik- We are also talking about Spain, Belgium, the Netherlands and other countries.
Q- According to our information, there is also interest outside of Europe. If this is true, can you at least give us the leagues?
Žáčik- In addition to Europe, clubs from North America or the Middle East are also interested in the player.
Q- Is there any interested party with whom you are in an advanced stage of negotiations?
Žáčik- With some clubs, contact has been going on for a while, but I wouldn’t say that we are a day away from signing the transfer. However, things happen very dynamically in the football environment and tomorrow the situation could be completely different.
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