The Diamond Academy prospect was first linked
with a move to Arsenal in January, and his long-
awaited move to the Emirates is expected to go
through this week.
The 18-year-old and his agent have arrived in
London to complete the deal.
But it now appears the Gunners have beaten United
to the signing of the Nigeria Under-20 international.
AllNigeriaSoccer claim talks took place between
ex-United coach Phil Brogan and Nwakali's club
over a move for the teenager.
“Manchester United were interested in signing
Kelechi Nwakali before Arsenal," a source
told AllNigeriaSoccer .
“Their former academy coach Phil Brogan was in
Owerri to scout him and was impressed after
watching him in a game.
“Brogan and a Nigerian agent started talks with
Kelechi’s club and family only to discover that they
had signed a representation agreement with another
agent so the deal collapsed.”
Nwakali came to prominence after helping Nigeria
win last year's FIFA Under-17 World Cup in Chile,
where he was named player of the tournament.
No comments:
Post a Comment