Flying winger Taofeek Ismaheel joins Super Eagles stars at FC Lorient

The teen has been afforded the possibility to impress and stake a declare to a first-team spot on the Brittany-based outfit

Flying winger Taofeek Ismaheel has joined Tremendous Eagles stars Terem Moffi and Bonke Harmless at FC Lorient because the membership’s pre-season preparations kick into full gear.

Lorient signed Ismaheel from Norwegian aspect Fredrikstad for €500,000 through the January switch window. A couple of days later, Les Merlus despatched the 21-year-old on mortgage to a different Norwegian outfit FC Vålerenga.

At Vålerenga, Ismaheel made 9 league appearances and offered an help earlier than his mortgage spell ended final month.

He has, nonetheless, returned to his mother or father membership Lorient the place he’ll look to impress alongside compatriots Terem Moffi and Bonke Harmless.

Each Ismaheel and Moffi have been current in Lorient coaching on Monday whereas Bonke continued his restoration from the harm he cupped on worldwide obligation.

Moffi’s Lorient affect

Regardless of not reaching the 14-goal heights of the 2020-21 Ligue 1 season, Tremendous Eagles striker Terem Moffi was nonetheless Lorient’s prime goalscorer final time period with eight league objectives.

The 23-year-old attacker added 4 assists to make it a 12-goal contribution in 37 video games as Lorient completed sixteenth on the 20-team Ligue 1 desk.

And after his exploits with the Tremendous Eagles over the last worldwide break, Moffi appears to be like set to interrupt down new obstacles subsequent season.

Below new head coach Jose Peseiro, Moffi featured in all 4 of Nigeria’s video games in opposition to Mexico, Ecuador, Sierra Leone, and Sao Tome and Principe.

The previous Kortrijk ace even grabbed his first worldwide objectives, netting a brace because the Tremendous Eagles demolished the Islanders.

Moffi was an eight million euros signing from Kortrijk in 2020, and he has a contract with Lorient till June 2024.