By Victor Kanayo
Nigeria’s Super Eagles striker, Paul Onuachu, finally completed his move to Southampton before January deadline transfer shut midnight January 31, 2023.
Specifically, the 6’7 ft forward, signed a three-and-a-half-year deal with the Saints from his former club Genk of Belgium.
Southampton and Genk agreed on a £15.8m deal plus add-ons for the lanky striker, who was also linked with another Premier League club, Everton.
At some point in the past few weeks, Onuachu was linked with a move to German Bundesliga Frankfurt.
Everton were offered the chance to sign the striker after Saints’ initial offer was declined by Genk ahead of deadline day.
The striker will later travel to England to resume at St. Mary’s, after completing his medicals in France, and will link up with compatriot Joe Aribo, who also joined the club last summer from Glasgow Rangers.
Onuachu has been in top form for Genk since joining them from FC Midtjylland in 2019.
The 28-year-old has scored 16 goals in 19 appearances in the Belgium Jupiler league this season to stand as the leading scorer.
The Saints will be hopeful he will continue his scoring form to lift them out of relegation, as they are bottom of the Premier League table with 15 points from 20 matches.
Arokodare To Genk
Upon letting Onuachu go, Genk another Nigerian striker Tolu Arokodare.
Tolu was on loan at Amiens from Latvia. He signed a contract for four and a half season.
Akinsanmiro To Inter Milan
Meanwhile, a Nigerian Premier Football League (NPFL), midfielder Ebenezer Akinsanmiro, has joined Italian giants Inter Milan on a permanent deal from Remo stars.
The NPFL side confirmed the latest development on their website.
According to Remo Stars, Akinsanmiro signed a four-year-deal with the Nerazzurri.
Sabitzer to Manchester United
Also, Manchester United have completed the signing of Marcel Sabitzer from FC Bayern München.
