Izuchukwu OkosiSuper Eagles forward Samuel Chukwueze has been unveiled as an AC Milan player after agreeing to a five-year contract until 30 June 2028 reports Prime Business Africa.
The deal is worth €28m plus add-ons in total and the Serie A giants will pay his former club €20m upfront before the balance of €8m in installments.
Milan announced the signing in a statement released on their website on Thursday.
“AC Milan is delighted to announce the signing of Samuel Chimerenka Chukwueze from Villarreal CF. The Nigerian forward has signed for the Rossoneri until 30 June 2028,” Milan stated.
“Born in Umuahia (Nigeria) on 22 May 1999, Samuel came through the Diamond Football Academy Youth Sector before moving to Villarreal in 2017.
“With the Spanish club’s B team, he played 20 games and scored four goals before making his debut with the senior team in September 2018, going on to feature 207 times, scoring 37 goals, and winning 1 Europa League.
“He has been capped 28 times for Nigeria and scored four goals.
“Samuel Chukwueze has chosen the number 21 jersey.”
During his time at Villarreal, Chukwueze helped the LaLiga side win the UEFA Europa League title in 2020/21 pseason.
The signing is a marquee one for the Rossoneri as it fixes a big problem area at right wing where the Rossoneri have lacked attacking output over the past decade.
Chukwueze has played his entire senior career at Villarreal making 204 appearances scoring 37 goals and providing 31 assists across 5 seasons.
He won the UEFA Europa League with them in 2020/21. He is a regular for the Nigerian national team where he has been capped 28 times scoring 4 goals.
The Nigerian will not join the Rossoneri on their USA tour due to visa timelines but should be ready for the start of the season.
He will wear the number 21 shirt
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.
In October 2004, Okosi joined Complete Communications Limited, publishers of Complete Sports newspaper and Complete Football magazine as a reporter and later script writer for the Complete Sports studio.
He worked there for 13 years until October 2017.
Okosi also worked various times as Correspondent, Content creator and Editor at Sports Market International Magazine, Opera News, All Nigeria Soccer Media and Iconic Media Watch.
He also undertook freelance writing gigs for some local and international organizations.
Okosi is a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Association of Movie Producers (AMP), Association of Voiceover Artistes of Nigeria (AVOA), Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) and Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).
He has been part of cast in some Nollywood movies and radio dramas including Blood Money 2, Scores To Settle, Dead End 2, Another Campus Tale and Battle Line.
Aside mainstream media and the entertainment industry, he has interests in scouting/unearthing of talents in the sports and creative sectors, exports business and property development.
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