Philip Otele who made the Super Eagles preliminary list of players for the recently concluded AFCON has agreed a move to German Bundesliga side Hamburg from Swiss side FC Basel, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
The 26 year old is expected in Germany later today for a routine medical according to transfer expert Florian Plettenberg, it will be a loan deal with the German side having the option of signing him permanently at the end of the season.
A left winger who can also play upfront as the main striker, he has lit up the Swiss league since his move to Basel from United Arab Emirates side Al-Wahda.
He joined Basel a year ago on an initial loan deal, which was later made permanent owing largely to his success with nine goals and four assists in 32 games across all competitions this season.
He becomes Hamburg’s second signing of the January transfer window, following the earlier signing of a center forward in the form of German-American striker Damion Downs from Southampton on a permanent deal.
