Leicester-Bound Ndidi Set To Become Second Most Expensive Nigerian Teenager; Top Ten Revealed
The imminent move of Wilfred Ndidi to English Premier League champions Leicester City is set to be the second most expensive transfer involving a Nigerian teenager, barring any last minute change. <br /><br /><b>Allnigeriasoccer.com </b>has been informed that Racing Genk will pocket a minimum of €17 million transfer fee from the sale of their Nigerian jewel to the Foxes, if performance-related incentives are not included in the mix.<br /><br />John Obi Mikel remains the most expensive Nigerian teenager signed by a foreign club after Chelsea paid 20 million euros in total to Manchester United and Lyn Oslo for his services more than ten years ago.<br /><br />For the time being, until Ndidi completes his transfer, Ahmed Musa cost CSKA Moscow €5 million when he joined the Russian champions from VVV Venlo in January 2012, the second most expensive Nigerian teenager to date. <br /><br />Two of the stars of the Golden Eaglets class of 2015 Kelechi Nwakali and Victor Osimhen joined Arsenal and Wolfsburg respectively for an initial fee of 3.5 million euros.<br /><br /><u><b>Top Ten Most Expensive Nigerian Teenagers</b></u><br /><br />1) John Mikel Obi to Chelsea - €20 million<br />2) Ahmed Musa to CSKA Moscow - €5 million<br />3) Kelechi Nwakali to Arsenal - €3.5 million<br /> Victor Osimhen to Wolfsburg - €3.5 million<br />5) Victor Moses to Wigan - €3 million<br />6) Sadiq Umar to Roma - €2.5 million<br /> Nura Abdullahi to Roma - €2.5 million<br />8) Taiwo Awoniyi to Liverpool - €1.1 million<br />9) Macauley Chrisantus to Hamburg - €1 million<br />10) Suleiman Abdullahi to Braunschweig - €975,000<br /><br />Ifeanyi Emmanuel <br /><br /><br />
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