Bobby Adekanye, Nigerian youngster, joins Lazio from Liverpool until 2022
- Bobby Adekanye has sealed a long term deal with Serie A giants Lazio
- The Nigerian born Dutch youth star's deal will expire at the Italian club in 2022
- Adekanye moved away from Anfield after failing to get a chance to play for Liverpool's first team
Italian League giants SS Lazio have completed the signing of Nigerian-Dutch forward Habeeb Omobolaji Adekanye on free transfer.
The 20-year-old joined Liverpool academy from Barcelona in 2017 and was immediately promoted to the Reds reserve team the same year.
He scored three goals and two assists for the Merseyside's team B last season but failed to play for Jurgen Klopp's side during his two year reign at Anfield.
Adekanye still has a chance to represent Nigeria despite playing for the Netherlands U20 national team.
The club released on their official website that: "The SS Lazio announces that it has signed and filed an employment contract with the footballer Habeeb Omobolaji Adekanye."
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Although, Liverpool were said to have offered Bobby Adekanye a new deal but the striker turned down the offer for first team football away from Anfield.
The forward said: "I expected that I would get a chance at Liverpool sooner. Before I came, we talked about it. They said that if I had a good first season, I had a good chance of joining the first team," he told Voetbalzone.nl.
"Due to injury, that did not come true. I had to undergo surgery at the start of my second season and then it is difficult to return."
Legit.ng earlier reported that Liverpool have won the race to seal a deal for Dutch youngster Sepp van den Berg in the coming days.
The Telegraph reports that the 17-year-old defender is expected to undergo routine medical test on Wednesday, June 26 ahead of a £1.79 million move.
At the last count, Bayern Munich and Ajax were keen on landing Van Den Berg, but Liverpool chiefs were able to convince the Dutch under-19 international to seal a switch to Anfield from PEC Zwolle.
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