Bundesliga side, RB Leipzig, have almost completed a €20m deal for Ademola Lookman on a permanent basis from Premier League side, Everton FC.
Lookman, a player of Nigeria descent, arrived in Germany on Tuesday and was driven straight to the Schkeuditzer Helios Clinic for his medicals.
“FC Everton RB-Leipzig wish-getter completed medical check-up and becomes a Red Bull.
“The transfer should be under 20 million euros,” according to German sports publication Sportbuzzer.de.
The deal makes him the most expensive Nigerian winger.
Before now it was Ahmed Musa’s £16.6million move from CSKA Moscow to Leicester City in the summer of 2016.
Lookman, 21, already played for RB Leipzig in the second half of the 2017/2018 season and was directly involved in nine goals (5 goals, 4 assists) from 11 appearances in the German top flight.
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