Elderson Echiejile's three - year collaboration with Sporting Braga has come to an end. This is a foregone conclusion.

The Portuguese Primeira Liga side know that the wing back is in the final year of his contract and could lose him for nothing if they don't do business in the next few weeks.

A Bola says English Premier League campaigners Norwich slapped in a bid for the Nigeria international, but in the last few hours that undisclosed bid has been surpassed by Istanbul side Besiktas, who are ready to pay 2.5 million euros for Echiejile's signature.

Despite all the transfer talk, Echiejile is a professional and is scheduled to begin pre  - season training with Sporting Braga on Monday, July 29.

His summer vacation was extended because he represented Nigeria at the Fifa Confederations Cup.