Manchester City and Bayer Leverkusen locked in talks for Nigerian wonderkid

The English Premier League champions have already stated goodbyes to plenty of gamers this summer season, however extra should comply with the exit doorways

Switch market professional Fabrizio Romano has offered an replace on the potential switch of Manchester Metropolis teenager Sam Edozie to Bayer Leverkusen.

In line with Romano, Bayer Leverkusen are nonetheless serious about signing Edozie, and talks proceed between the Bundesliga campaigners and Man Metropolis.

Bayer Leverkusen and Manchester Metropolis are nonetheless in talks for Sam Edozie. There are particulars to be sorted out with negotiations ongoing between all events to finish the deal. ? #MCFC

He scored for Man Metropolis U23 this week, displaying once more his enormous abilities.

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) July 22, 2022

Soccernet.ng earlier reported, by way of the identical supply, that Bayer have tabled a two-year contract for the Anglo-Nigerian winger as they appear to assist him proceed his growth in Germany.

Edozie has shone brightly for the Manchester Metropolis under-23 group, however the 19-year-old has discovered first-team alternatives exhausting to come back by.

Manchester Metropolis have already sanctioned the sale of Brazil’s Gabriel Jesus and Ukraine’s Oleksandr Zinchenko to Arsenal and Raheem Sterling to Chelsea. However the Blues have equally signed Erling Haaland, Julian Alvarez, and Kalvin Phillips to spice up an already aggressive group.

It could be much more troublesome for Edozie to get a first-team look-in at Metropolis subsequent time period.

The younger attacker didn’t make a single look as Pep Guardiola’s males romped to the Premier League title final season.

And Edozie’s solely senior group displaying since becoming a member of the Residents is beginning within the Group Protect defeat to Kelechi Iheanacho’s Leicester Metropolis final yr.

The Tremendous Eagles eligible ahead can take a large step in the direction of creating right into a advantageous attacking power with common soccer within the German Bundesliga.