Henry Onyekuru: Monaco set to pay £13.7m for Super Eagles striker

Henry Onyekuru: Monaco set to pay £13.7m for Super Eagles striker

- Henry Onyekuru could join French club Monaco ahead of Turkish side Galatasary

- The Super Eagles star spent the whole of last season on loan in the Super Lig side

- Onyekuru is still attached to Premier League side since making from Eupen in 2017

Super Eagles striker Henry Onyekuru has been reportedly linked with an immediate move to Ligue 1 side, Monaco.

According to French media outfit L'Equipe, Monaco are in search for a strikers this summer and are on the brink of signing the Nigerian international.

Onyekuru played last season on loan with Turkish giants Galatasary and his performance for the Super Lig have caught the eye of Monaco.

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It is understood that a fee of €7million has been offered for the Everton striker which run into a five year deal.

Onyekuru could replace Monaco's Colombia hitman Radamel Falcao who is reportedly close to a switch to Galatasaray.

Reports also claim that the 22-year-old could replace Monaco striker Radamael Falcao who is close to leaving the Stade Louis II outfit to the opposite direction.

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Last April, Monaco sent their representative to monitor Onyekuru in the Istanbul derby between Galatasaray and Fenerbahce and the Super Eagle star in the 66th minute.

Onyekuru was among the 23-man squad that won bronze for Nigeria at the just AFCON 2019 tournament, making just an appearance in the semi finals.

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Meanwhile, Legit.ng had earlier reported that Super Eagles captain Ahmed Musa has again shown that he loves to giving to the needy as he donates desks to a primary school in Jos.

The Al-Nassr striker is currently on summer holiday and he his having a good time in the middle belt region of Nigeria.

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