Chidi Nwakali

[MillionDollarDream]

Manchester City is closing in on a deal for 17-year-old central midfielder Chidi Nwakali, Goal.com has revealed.

The central midfielder, who played a key role in Golden Eaglets World Cup triumph in November, is due in England to hold talks over a move to the Etihad Stadium.

Nwakali will fly to Manchester from Lagos with his parents to hold talks with City chiefs on January 2.

If a deal is completed, Nwakali will earn £300,000 a year in wages, fees and add-ons from the day he turns 18 on December 26.

Nwakali is also adept at playing in defence and currently represents Shuttle Sports Academy in Lagos.

The move follows a failed attempt to sign 17-year-old striker Kelechi Iheanacho, who has verbally agreed a deal with Porto amid heavy interest from City

Is this the sort of deal Iheanacho turned down?

 

[aguero93:20]

Can't wait to write some songs for this fella.

 

[jon stakes]

Nwakali now in England. If nothing changes he will sign tomorrow, likely the same deal as Iheanacho refused.

 

[BlueDejong]

Nwakali now in England. If nothing changes he will sign tomorrow, likely the same deal as Iheanacho refused.

Clever boy, but Iheanacho is.....

 

[mmc]

if i was a young african midfielder i'd do anything to train with yaya day in day out. Cant be bad learning from fernandinho either.

 

[FantasyIreland]

if i was a young african midfielder i'd do anything to train with yaya day in day out. Cant be bad learning from fernandinho either.

And Garcia?

 

[abu13]

if i was a young african midfielder i'd do anything to train with yaya day in day out. Cant be bad learning from fernandinho either.

If i was 17 again i would do anything to sign a contact where i would earn £300k a year on my 18th birthday, all i got was £100 and a cake.

 

[MillionDollarDream]

if i was a young african midfielder i'd do anything to train with yaya day in day out. Cant be bad learning from fernandinho either.

If i was 17 again i would do anything to sign a contact where i would earn £300k a year on my 18th birthday, all i got was £100 and a cake.

I think the 300K is the transfer fee including how much he's getting paid, not 300K a year.

 

[FantasyIreland]

The only thing that should concern this kid is doing right by his future in terms of his footballing ambitions.
I would hope,at this stage of his career,the money is predominantly a very nice bonus for him and an indicator of his talent for us,and not the overriding factor in his decision to accept our proposal.

 

[El Mago]

Please don't tell me he is the next Vieira.

We had enough of them already.