Newly invited Super Eagles defender Igho Ogbu is a subject of interest for Turkish side Besiktas in the summer transfer window despite extending his contract with Czech Republic side Slavia Praha, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
Ogbu extended his deal with Slavia two days ago, but he is available for transfer in the summer transfer window with a fee in the region of €5m enough for the deal to happen.
Linked with French Ligue 1 side Lille before the extension of his contract till 2027. The defender has represented Nigeria at U17 and U20 levels in the past, and has grown in leaps in bounds since joining to Slavia two years ago.
Head coach of Besiktas Ole Gunnar Solskjær is a huge admirer of the 25 year old , and has lined him up among his options in the central defence role fot next season, where they aim to wrestle the title from Galatasary.
Called up to the senior national team of Nigeria for the upcoming Unity Cup and friendly game against Russia, the 25 year old was also a part of the squad for the world cup qualifiers but didn’t get to play in any of the games against Rwanda and Zimbabwe respectively.
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