adminManchester City or any other team that wants to sign Nigeria’s Under-17 skipper Kelechi Nwakali must cough out £4 million to the youngster’s agents, reports AfricanFootball.com.Highly-rated Nwakali recently trained with City in England, with a view to giving him a pre-contract agreement.
However, the transfer of the Eaglets star to Ettihad was stalled by the staggering sum of £4 million the agents working for the lad tabled before City.
“The agents of Kelechi want £4 million for the player. That was the main reason talks have stalled,” a top official of the club said.
Kelechi’s older brother and Flying Eagles ace, Chidiebere, is believed to have cost Manchester City over a £1 million.
City now plan to watch the player, who was Nigeria’s star at the recent CAF U-17 Championships in Niger and at the U-17 World Cup in Chile in October before making a final decision on him.
The Eaglets Class of 2015 is built around the younger Nwakali, who, besides being a midfielder, also weighs in with a fair share of goals.
He netted three goals at the CAF Championship in Niger. — The Guardian Nigeria.
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