Nigerian
forward Junior Ajayi is on the verge of completing a summer move to Egyptian
league champions Ahly from Tunisia's Sfaxien, Ahram Arabic news website
reported. Having sent
Gabon striker Malick Evouna to China's Tianjin Teda in return of a hefty
$8million price tag just a few days ago, Ahly were understood to be on the
lookout for a top-notch foreign replacement.
The Cairo
giants have reportedly tabled a $1million bid for the services of the
20-year-old, who has been named to Nigeria's U-23 man squad for the Rio de
Janeiro Olympics this summer.
As talks
between the two sides reach their final stages, Ahly seem to be on course to
acquire Ajayi – who plays as a left winger for the Tunisian club.
Ahly have
been keen to beef up their attacking department following the departure of
Evouna -- who bagged 12 league goals in his side's triumphant campaign last
season -- and the prospected $6 million move of highly-rated winger Ramadan
Sobhi to English Premier League side Stoke City.
The 38-time
Egyptian league champions have been underwhelming as of late, having slipped to
the bottom of their CAF Champions League Group A with zero points following two
defeats at the hands of Zambia's ZESCO and Ivory Coast's ASEC Mimosa.
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