Spanish giants FC Barcelona are one of the top clubs lining up a
move for Club Brugge of Belgium player Raphael Onyedika.
According to local reports in Spain, the Catalan side are
pressing really hard to add the Super Eagles midfielder to their
squad.
Barcelona would have to beat several other top clubs who are
currently monitoring Onyedika’s progress.
The 22-year-old featured regularly for Club Brugge this season
since he joined the Belgian outfit from Danish club, FC
Midtjylland.
He was also part of the Super Eagles squad that won
silver at the recently-concluded Africa Cup of Nations held in Ivory
Coast.
At 22, Onyedika was the youngest player in Jose Peseiro’s squad.
He scarcely featured for Nigeria at AFCON 2024, only managing to
come on as a late substitute in a 1-0 win over Guinea-Bissau in
the group phase.
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The Nigeria international who has been touted as one of the
future stars of the Super Eagles team will be turning his attention
back to club football.
Just last month, Club Brugge rejected a substantial offer from
Galtasaray for the services of the midfielder as a bid of €15
million was turned down insisting that there plans are to keep him
for a longer period.
The Turkish side had initially requested to pay €3 million in a
loan move, with a €12 million permanent deal at the end of his loan
spell.
Before the AFCON, Onyedika had featured for Club Brugge 18 times
in the First Division A this season, indicating that he was a very
important player to the side he joined two years ago for a fee in
the region of €6 million.
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On the flip side, the 22-year-old who recently returned to his
club after the AFCON campaign with Nigeria made the headlines only
a few days ago after he was recently spotted indulging in some
last-minute shopping for his lover.
In a video shared by his Super Eagles teammate and Bayer
Leverkusen forward Victor Boniface via Snapchat, Onyedika could be
seen in the lingerie section of a store carefully selecting wears
that would make the perfect gift for the mystery woman.
Reports in Spain also suggested that the Catalan giants are also
targeting Amadou Onana who is currently with Everton FC in the
Premier League
