Legia Warsaw Aim To Close Deal For Macauley Chrisantus This Week

Poland powerhouse Legia Warsaw are in the market for an offensive reinforcement before the close of the window at the end of February.

According to przegladsportowy.pl, the preferred candidate to lead the front-line of the Legionnaires is Macauley Chrisantus of Las Palmas.

And Chrisantus’s imminent move may be finalized before the end of this week.

The Golden Boot winner at the 2007 Fifa Under 17 World Cup was scouted by representatives of the nine - time champions of Poland on Saturday as Las Palmas fell 1 - 0 to hosts Eibar.

Scouts of Legia Warsaw also ran the rule over Israel international Tomer Hemed, who plays for Mallorca .

23 - year - old Macauley Chrisantus represented Hamburg, Karlsruhe and FSV Frankfurt before moving to Spain in 2012.

He has scored 7 goals in 20 Segunda Division games so far this season.

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