Galatasaray Announce Signing Of Ozornwafor; Flying Eagles Star Will Earn N232.8M In 4 Seasons

Published: June 28, 2019

Turkish Super Lig champions Galatasaray have announced the signing of Nigeria U20 international Valentine Ozornwafor from NPFL giants Enyimba of Aba.

The central defender has put pen to paper on a four-year contract with Galatasaray.

Ozornwafor was a member of the Flying Eagles squad at the 2019 FIFA U20 World Cup and started their first two games in Poland before suffering an injury which saw him miss their last two matches.

The 20-year-old made his debut for Nigeria's Olympic team in a 4-0 rout of Libya in March and he has trained with the Super Eagles.

He will earn 575,000 euros (approximately N232.8 million) over the duration of his four-year contract with Galatasaray.

For the first season, the center back will pocket €100,000, and €125,000, €150,000 and €200,000 in his second, third and fourth season respectively.

Galatasaray will pay 300,000 euros transfer fee to Enyimba for Ozornwafor .

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