Izuchukwu Okosi
Super Eagles defender Calvin Bassey is on the cusp of putting pen to paper on a three-year deal for Dutch Eredivisie champions Ajax reports Prime Business Africa.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelAjax have sanctioned the sale of Lisandro Martinez to Manchester United where he will reunite with former manager Eric ten Hag and considers the Nigerian, Bassey, as a good replacement.
Both players (Bassey and Martinez) are similar in their playing styles. They are able to play at the left back position as well as in the left side of central defence.
English media outlets on Sunday reveal that the massively buult Bassey will travel to Amsterdam to sign a contract worth £18.7m with add-ons that could take the entire deal to £22.9m.
Scottish Premiership giants Rangers bought Bassey for £230,000 in 2020 and his sale to the five-time European champions means that he will be the all-time record sale for the Gers.
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
