Spanish Club Slams €30M Price Tag on Super Eagles Striker Amid Benfica Interest

• Benfica has been told it will cost nothing less than €30m to price away Sadiq Umar from Spanish second division side, Alemria
• Almeria has been pushing to gain promotion to the Spanish La Liga and will not accept any offer less for the Nigerian forward
• The 25-year-old forward has been in remarkable form for Almeria and has netted 16 goals in this campaign

Sadiq Umar is attracting massive interest from Portugal as Benfica is the latest club that has penned down the Nigerian for a possible summer transfer.

The Portuguese giants have targeted, Sadiq Umar, as a possible replacement for striker, Darwin Nunez, who has also been linked with a big move away from the club at the end of the season.

According to a report via Complete Sports, Almeria has now revealed it will take at least €30m to price away the Super Eagles striker from the Spanish outfit.

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Valencia is also another top team interested in signing Sadiq Umar following his impressive performance for Almeria in the Spanish second division.

The 25-year-old has been a figurehead for Almeria this season after netting 16 goals in the league to keep alive the hope for promotion to the La Liga.

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Meanwhile, Almeria has now won two consecutive games after a 2-0 at Burgos CF to help boost their promotion chances to the Spanish top division.

According to Pulse Sports, Sadiq Umar played a key role in the game as he provided the assist for the first goal scored by Lucas Robertone in the first half.

With four games remaining, Almeria has closed the gap on league leaders Eibar to just one point, with Real Valladolid four points back in third.

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Earlier, Sports Brief reported Sadiq Umar rediscovered his goal-scoring prowess for Almeria as the Spanish second division team continued their push for promotion with a 3-0 win over Ponferradina.

The lanky Nigerian forward had failed to score in his two previous league games but found his scoring touch when he gave Almeria the lead in the 16th minute of the game.

Sadiq Umar has now scored a total of 16 goals for Almeria to become the club’s top marksman in the league.