Harborough Town set to sign former Flying Eagles invitee Abube Onuchukwu

National League North club Harborough Town F.C. are poised to announce the signing of former 2025 Flying Eagles invitee Abube Onuchukwu.

The 20-year-old box-to-box midfielder has agreed a deal that will keep him with The Bees for the remainder of the 2026-27 season, ahead of this weekend’s fixture against Merthyr Town F.C.

Onuchukwu has already begun training with his new team-mates and is available for selection for Saturday’s match.

He joins Harborough Town as a free agent after being released by Premier League side Ipswich Town when his contract expired in June 2026.

The midfielder had been seeking a new club after completing trials in England and Austria. He trained with the reserve team of Austrian Bundesliga champions LASK, as well as League One side Oxford United and National League clubs Sutton United and Southend United.

However, none of those trial opportunities resulted in a transfer, and Onuchukwu has now agreed terms with Harborough Town.

During his time under contract at Ipswich Town, he spent last season on loan with non-league clubs Chelmsford City, Billericay Town and Wingate & Finchley.

Onuchukwu was invited to join the 2025 Flying Eagles, Nigeria’s under-20 men’s side, and is the older brother of Manchester City academy player Elo Onuchukwu.

Elo joined Manchester City from Leicester City on schoolboy terms during the summer transfer window.