Portuguese Primeira Liga side Rio Ave have offered a three-year contract to Plateau United defender Kelechi John following a successful trial, according to his representative Paul Wahab. <br /><br />The deal will become activated once the Portuguese Football Federation receive an International Transfer Certificate from the Nigerian Federation. <br /><br /><span class="body1">&ldquo;Kelechi has been offered a three-year contract by Rio Ave after passing his medical. He will train with the youth team before progressing to the senior team, </span><span class="body1"><span class="body1"><span class="body1">&rdquo; Paul Wahab told <b>allnigeriasoccer.com</b>.<br /><br /></span></span></span><span class="body1"><span class="body1">&ldquo;</span>He is a very good player, a lot of clubs were interested in him. He is still learning. </span><span class="body1"><span class="body1"><span class="body1">&rdquo;<br /><br />Kelechi John, who has been in Portugal for the past five months, was one of the players called up to a training camp by the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) ahead of the training tour to Spain. <br /><br />Ifeanyi Emmanuel <br /></span></span></span>