EPL Giants Intensify Interest as Super Eagles Star Poised For Premier League Move

EPL Giants Intensify Interest as Super Eagles Star Poised For Premier League Move

Ibitoye Shittu
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:01 PM
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  • Ola Aina is now on the verge of making a return to the Premier League with Crystal Palace interested in him
  • The Super Eagles defender was at Chelsea for four years and was only able to feature in three games
  • Crystal Palace manager Patrick Vieira is interested in signing Ola Aina at the end of the ongoing League season

Super Eagles defender Ola Aina has reportedly been linked with a move to the Premier League this summer with Crystal Palace said to be interested in the signing of the 25-year-old Nigerian.

Ola Aina is not a stranger in the Premier League as the Nigerian defender enjoyed a good spell on loan at Fulham last term, but couldn’t save the Cottagers from relegation.

And as things stand presently, Fulham will be back in the Premier League next season, but the club are not interested in getting Ola Aina back.

Ola Aina, Crystal Palace, Torino
Crystal Palace eye move for Super Eagles star Ola Aina. Photo by Nicolò Campo
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According to the report on Soccernet, Patrick Vieira who is the coach of Crystal Palace is said to be a fan of Ola Aina and wants the signature of the Nigerian.

Where is Ola Aina currently playing?

Ola Aina is currently playing for Torino in the Italian Serie A and the defender has featured in 17 games for the Super Eagles of Nigeria.

He is also expected to be part of the Super Eagles squad that will face Mexico and Ecuador next month in international friendly games in America.

Aston Villa ready to table £50M for Wilfred Ndidi ahead of summer transfer window

Earlier, Sports Brief had reported how Wilfred Ndidi could have a new team in the English Premier League by the time he returns from injury as Aston Villa has indicated their interest in signing the Super Eagles midfielder.

The 25-year-old has been a key member of the Leicester City team since his arrival from the Belgian side, Genk in 2017.

Aston Villa are set to launch a £50m bid for the Super Eagles midfielder when the summer transfer window opens.

The former European champions are ready to revamp their squad ahead of next season with owners, Nassef Sawiris and Wes Eden ready to back Steven Gerard in the transfer market.

Ndidi who made a total of 31 appearances for the Foxes before being ruled out by injury for the rest of the season has been identified by Gerard as one of his key transfer targets for the summer.

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