Parma central midfielder Obiora Nwankwo has joined Romanian champions CFR 1907 Cluj on loan for the remainder of the season, with the club having the option to purchase him outright at the end of the 2012-2013 campaign.

The 21 - year - old was the subject of interest from teams in Turkey (Bursaspor)and Italy (Cesena) but none of the deals materialized.

Speaking on the arrival of Nwankwo, the president of CFR Cluj told dolce-sport.ro: ''Obiora Nwankwo is a strong player, mobile, is a number 8, not only number 6, who is doing quite well and is very good defensively.''

Nwankwo joined Inter Milan in January 2010 from ECO FC of Lagos after dazzling at the Fifa Under 20s in Egypt.