By Victor Kanayo
Inform Nigerian Super Eagles striker, Terem Moffi, has finally joined Ligue 1 side OGC Nice, on a four-year-deal worth €30m.
This comes after Nice made a seventh bid to Lorient for theNigerian international.
Moffi missed training on Monday, he was left out of Lorient’s 2-1 win over Rennes last Friday, a move which sparked rumours of his impending exit from the club.
Moffi will also become the fifth Nigerian to play for Nice after Jero Shakpore, Victor Agali, Onyekachi Apam and Nduka Ozokwo.
Nice had been in battle with Premier League sides West Ham United, Southampton, Bournemouth and Ligue 1 rivals Olympique Marseille, over the transfer of the 23-year-old, who has scored 12 goals in 18 Ligue 1 games.
French journalist Saber Desfarges on Monday tweeted, “Medical visit in progress for Terem Moffi, a step away from OGC Nice.”
From €8m move in October 2020 to €30 move in 2022, Terem Moffi makes a record transfer to Ligue 1 side OGC Nice till 2027.
The Hammers had offered a £20m plus £5m in add-ons for the Nigerian but the striker had opted against moving to the Premier league but to continue his development in France.
Lorient had held on to their €30m valuation of the player, which proved too much for both the Saints and the Clarets.
With the deal completed, according to reports, it ends a fruitful two-and-a-half-year spell at Lorient, where he scored 35 goals in 90 matches for Les Merlus.
