The star of the Super Eagles Africa of Nigeria at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations Moses Simon won’t be leaving Nantes in January despite receiving lot of offers, OwnGoalNigeria.com understands.
Simon has been on the radar of several teams in Europe owing to his exploits for Nantes in the Ligue 1 and he gained continental respect for his impressive showing at the AFCON.
As expected teams stepped up their interest to snap him up in January but were told he won’t be sold this window with Nantes insisting that any deal should wait till next summer.
We gathered Leeds United were the first team to contact Nantes for the 26 year old in view of a deal in January, that will see him stay at the club on loan till next season when he will join them but their approach was flatly rejected.
Nantes are also demanding a fee in the region of €20 million, an increase from the €15 million they were demanding from suitors in the summer. Their valuation is expected to be a lot less in 2022 when Simon will have just a year left on his deal at the club.