In a not too distant future Nigerians will likely get to see another player in the Spanish top division to join the the duo of Samuel Chukwueze and Sadiq Umar at Villarreal and Real Sociedad respectively.
Real Valladolid owned by football icon Ronald de Lima who are 15th on the La Liga table and favorite to remain in the top division next season with four points separating them from the drop zone, currently occupied by Espanyol.
If they stay up then it’s very possible that they will line up a Nigerian in their ranks in former Nigeria U17 ace Akinsola Babatunde Jimoh, who we reported joined the team in September from NLO side Valiant FC.
He was moved to the B team but such is the rise of the 19 year old that he has already been moved to the first team and was recently in the squad for the La Liga game against Valencia two weeks ago. A game they lost 2-0 against their fellow relegation battlers.
Next season, the winger who was a part of the Nigeria title winning WAFU U17 team of 2019 will be hoping to cement a spot in the first team after making progress that has taken all by surprise.
Daniel Martins
