New Leicester Signing Ndidi Sets Nigerian Transfer Record In Belgium, Top Ten Players Revealed
Leicester City new recruit Wilfred Ndidi is the biggest transfer involving a Nigerian player in the Belgian top-flight, <b>allnigeriasoccer.com</b> can reveal.<br /><br />The Nath Boys product has penned a five-and-a-half year contract with The Foxes, with Racing Genk set to pocket a minimum of €17.6 million transfer fee, and that figure beat the previous mark when Imoh Ezekiel joined Al Arabi, Qatar for €8 million from Standard Liege in 2014.<br /><br />Joseph Akpala ranks third and fourth on the list of most expensive transfers. Club Brugge paid €3 million to bring him from Charleroi in 2008, before he moved to Werder Bremen four years later for €1.5 million.<br /><br />Former Golden Eaglets sensation Tosin Dosunmu held the Nigerian transfer record for four seasons before Akpala broke it. Austria Vienna paid €1.35 million to snap him up from Westerlo.<br /><br />Manasseh Ishiaku, Joseph Enakarhire, Peter Odemwingie and Chuka Ogbu complete the list of ten most valuable transfers involving Nigeria players representing Belgian teams. <br /><br /><u><b>Top Ten Most Expensive Nigerian Transfers In Belgium<br /></b></u><br />1) Wilfred Ndidi - Racing Genk to Leicester - €17.6m<br />2) Imoh Ezekiel - Standard Liege to Al-Arabi - €8m<br />3) Joseph Akpala - Charleroi to Club Brugge - €3m<br />4) Joseph Akpala - Club Brugge to Werder - €1.5<br />5) Tosin Dosunmu - Westerlo to Austria Vienna - €1.35m<br />6) Manasseh Ishiaku - Club Brugge to MSV Duisburg - €1m<br />7) Joseph Enakarhire - Standard Liege to Sporting Lisbon - €0.75m<br />8) Manasseh Ishiaku - La Louvière to Club Brugge - €0.7m<br />9) Peter Odemwingie - La Louvière to Lille - €0.65m<br />10) Derick Ogbu - OHL to CFR Cluj - €0.5m<br /><br />Ifeanyi Emmanuel <br /><br />Photo Credit : whoscored.com<br />
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