Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al Nassr Set to Hijack Samuel Chukwueze’s Move to AC Milan

Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al Nassr Set to Hijack Samuel Chukwueze’s Move to AC Milan

Babajide Orevba
updated at July 24, 2023 at 10:36 AM
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  • Samuel Chukwueze is set to join Italian giants AC Milan, but Al Nassr are also interested in the winger
  • The Saudi outfit could hijack the player’s potential move to Italy, offering him a huge deal
  • Chukwueze is due in Milan this week to undergo a medical and sign his contract

Saudi club Al Nassr are reportedly making an attempt to hijack Samuel Chukwueze’s transfer to Italian club AC Milan this summer.

Milan are reportedly closing in on the Nigerian international winger, but Al Nassr are also making efforts to offer the star a blockbuster deal.

Portuguese legend Cristiano Ronaldo currently features for the Saudi outfit, and Super Eagles captain Ahmed was also in the club's books.

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Samuel Chukwueze is on the radar of Al Nassr. Photo: Aitor Alcalde Colomer
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Earlier reports have it that Milan have agreed on a deal with Villarreal over Chukwueze, with details already in the final stage.

Transfer expert Rudy Galetti has now reported that Al Nassr have made a hefty offer to Villarreal for the winger, Daily Post reports.

Chukwueze is due in Milan this week to undergo medicals and sign his contract.

The 24-year-old has already agreed personal terms with AC Milan. He has a year left on his contract with Villarreal.

Villarreal president Fernando Roig speaks via Complete Sports:

“I don’t know if Milan are interested in the player. But if the interest is the same as when they came for Mateo Musacchio… On that occasion Galliani came and said ‘I want the player, but I have no money’, then we ate fideuà (a local dish, ed.) and went home.
“We are making the movements that the market allows us. The premise is to have a better team than last year. I am happy with the situation.”

Real Madrid interested in Chukwueze

Sports Brief earlier reported that Samuel Chukwueze’s brilliance in La Liga has also not gone unnoticed by the big teams in Spain, with Real Madrid reportedly calling for the winger’s signature this summer.

The Nigerian forward caught the attention of the decision-makers after he netted twice to help his Villarreal side defeat Real Madrid 3-2 at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in April.

Real Madrid’s need to replenish their squad - following the departures of Karim Benzema, Eden Hazard, Marco Asensio, and Mariano Daiz - has led them to Chukwueze.

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Babajide Orevba is a CAF accredited Nigerian journalist and HOD of the Local Desk with over 10 years of experience in media landscape.He studied NCE Political Science/Social Studies, AOCOED.
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