The destination of red hot Nigerian forward Gift Orban is certainly in England as he arrived in London yesterday alongside his agent to seal a move away from Gent, OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal.
Orban became the bride of most teams in Europe after an extraordinary six months spell in Belgium following his January transfer move from second division Norwegian side Stabæk.
He scored 20 goals in 22 games in all competitions and this season picked up from where he stopped last season with two goals in the two games he has played this season.
It is now certain that he won’t continue Gent as we obtained exclusive picture of the 21 year old in England with Emmanuel audial, the executive director of his agency Atta Aneke/PMG , where according to a source he will be finalizing a deal to a top six team for a fee in the region of €30m.
Our source went ahead to say plans have been made for him to have his medical done tomorrow ahead of a possible announcement on Monday. He however didn’t reveal the identity of the team he will be joining.
Reports have been heavy this week about a move to Tottenham Hotspur, who are lining him up as a replacement for Harry Kane, who is a subject of interest to German Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich.
Brighton are also looking for a forward and they have also made checks on the Nigerian, who is expected to be a part of the squad of the senior national team of Nigeria for their dead rubber AFCON qualifiers game against Sao Tome and Principe in September. Nigeria are already through to the tournament.
Daniel Martins