Arsenal, Newcastle United have 27 days left to sign Nigeria-eligible central defender

Published: June 11, 2021

Clubs interested in signing Fulham's Nigeria-eligible central defender Tosin Adarabioyo have been given a deadline to complete the deal, according to reports.

The former Manchester City youth team captain has a release clause of ten million pounds inserted into his contract.

The Daily Mail claims that the center-back's release clause expires thirty days before the start of the 2021-2022 Championship season, meaning clubs have 27 days left to trigger the clause as the new season is set to start the weekend of August 7.

Adarabioyo has attracted interest from Premier League duo Newcastle United and Arsenal.

The 23-year-old had a great season despite Fulham's demotion to the second-tier, finishing the campaign with the most clearances in the Premier League (193) and also recorded the fastest sprint time of any center back.

Before joining the Cottagers on a permanent deal in October 2020, Adarabioyo enjoyed back-to-back loan spells at West Brom and Blackburn Rovers.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta knows Adarabioyo really well, the Spaniard was Pep Guardiola's assistant at City before he was appointed head coach of his former club.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel

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