Lille are close to completing the signing of Nigerian winger Samuel Chukwueze from Villarreal, OwnGoalNigeria.com understands.
Following rumors of an offer from Lille, our editorial team made inquiries from sources close to the player and they confirmed that a deal is indeed close.
One of them confirmed that all parties involved in the deal are already deep in talks with a transfer fee in the region of €40 million plus several add ons the topic of discussion.
Already his nursery team in Nigeria Diamond FC have been contacted over the deal as they own a certain percentage of his future transfer as agreed when he joined Villarreal in 2017.
However the move is subject to the winger passing a routine medical which looks unlikely at the moment as he is out injured. The timing of his return will play a role in the final details of the transfer.