World Exclusive : PAOK 4.5 Million Euros Bid For Kelechi Iheanacho Turned Down

It had earlier been reported that Greece club PAOK Thessaloniki were amongst the teams jostling for the signature of Golden Ball winner at the last Fifa Under 17 World Cup, Kelechi Iheanacho before he committed his future to Manchester City.

Allnigeriasoccer.com has been specially informed by people familiar with the deal that the Greece vice champions were desperate to land the signature of one of the hottest commodities in last winter’s transfer market and were ready to break their piggy bank.

To that end, the higher ups at PAOK were prepared to shell out a massive 4.5 million euros to Taye Academy and Kelechi Iheanacho’s entourage.

The transfer fee would have been paid in two equal installments, fifty percent or 2.25 million euros when he appends his signature to a preliminary contract and the other half will be remitted when he clocks 18.

If representatives of Kelechi Iheancho’s representatives had not rejected the advances of PAOK, the transfer fee would have been the biggest sum paid for a Nigerian player based locally.

It should be noted that the most expensive transfer fee paid for a Nigerian footballer plying his trade at home is the 1.8 million euros Udinese parted with for the signature of Isaac Success.

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