OFFICIAL: Rafiu Durosinmi joins German side Eintracht Frankfurt

By Oyediji Oluwaseun Babatunde

Nigeria forward, Rafiu Durosinmi is set to join German Bundesliga side, Eintracht Frankfurt, on permanent basis.

The German top-flight side completed the deal for Durosinmi to join the club for €9m from Czech outfit, Viktoria Plzen according to transfer expert, Fabrizio Romano.

Durosinmi arrived in Germany on Thursday as called by BILD with his medical already booked.

The 20-year-old became the team’s second signing after Donny van de Beek after he scored six goals with five assists after 11 league games for Plzen this season.

In his second term in the Czech, having arrived in Plzen from another rivals, Karvina during the 2022/2023 season.

The forward graduated from Karvina’s U-19 team before making it to the main team during the 2021/2022 season.

Following his switch, the Nigerian will look to continue their prfessional journey in Europe, this time – Germany.

Oluwaseun Oyediji

Oluwaseun Babatunde Oyediji is a multi-media sports journalist with over 10 years experience in Information Communication Technology (ICT), women's football, and beach soccer reportage.The prolific writer is the Media Assistant to Nigeria Beach Soccer League and Africa Beach Soccer Union as well as contributor on Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) website.He has covered multiple national and international football tournaments including Championship of African Nations (CHAN 2020), CAF Women's Champions League (2023), and Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON 2023).Since 2021, Oyediji has covered the NWFL Premiership especially the season ending Super Six Playoffs.A member of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Ogun state chapter is also the image maker of the Remo Sports Development Council under the leadership of Chief Falilat Ogunkoya and David Osuolale.

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