French Ligue 1 club Angers SCO are running the rule over former Nigeria international John Utaka .<br /><br />The experienced striker is not a stranger in France, having had previous spells with top - flight clubs Lens, Montpellier and Stade Rennais.<br /><br /><b>Allnigeriasoccer.com</b> can reveal for the first time that PAOK had been on the brink of announcing the capture of Utaka in the summer transfer market but the deal collapsed after Dimitar Berbatov&rsquo;s move to Aston Villa fell through, with the Bulgaria star joining the Greek Super League club instead.<br /><br />Though Utaka has been undergoing individual training before his arrival in western France, the attacker has to prove he is in good physical condition to manager St&eacute;phane Moulin before he is considered for a contract.<br /><br />Apart from the aforementioned teams, the 33 - year - old has turned out for El Mokawloon , Ismaily, Al Sadd, Portsmouth and Sivasspor.<br /><br />Photo Credit : fifa.com<br />