{"id":110052,"date":"2023-07-25T16:38:23","date_gmt":"2023-07-25T15:38:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goalballlive.com\/?p=110052"},"modified":"2023-07-25T16:38:23","modified_gmt":"2023-07-25T15:38:23","slug":"chukwueze-ac-milan-medical-booked-transfer-latest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goalballlive.com\/chukwueze-ac-milan-medical-booked-transfer-latest\/","title":{"rendered":"Chukwueze vs Osimhen is real! Super Eagles winger set for AC Milan medical"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Super Eagles forward Samuel Chukwueze is finally set to seal his long-awaited move to a big European club. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 24-year-old, who is one of Nigeria\u2019s biggest talents in recent years as well as of Europe\u2019s potential world beaters, will soon make a move to <a href=\"https:\/\/goalballlive.com\/serie-a\/\">Serie A<\/a> giants AC Milan.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Samuel Chukwueze to AC Milan, here we go! Documents are being exchanged and checked between AC Milan and Villarreal \ud83d\udea8\ud83d\udd34\u26ab\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ACMilan?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#ACMilan<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Chukwueze will sign the contract this week \u2014 valid until June 2028.<\/p>\n<p>Fee around \u20ac20m plus \u20ac8m add ons.<\/p>\n<p>Medical booked later this week. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oyAouFpB95\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/oyAouFpB95<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1683571551403114503?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 24, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the tweet above, which was published by reliable journalist Fabrizio Romano, the Villarreal man is set to undergo medical tests with the Italian club to finalize a transfer after both clubs have agreed a total fee of \u20ac28 million (\u20ac20 million fee with \u20ac8 million in add-ons).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Chukwueze move brilliant business for player and club<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chukwueze\u2019s high-profile arrival at Milan will make him the fifth summer signing in what has, so far, been a prolific transfer window for the club\u2019s revamped hierarchy. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For a player of his considerable talents, the transfer fee paid will likely be considered a bargain as he was once <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">valued<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at a fee as high as \u20ac80 million a few short months ago.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By winning the race to sign the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup winner, they were able to beat the likes of Aston Villa, whose manager, Unai Emery was keen on signing the player. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They also beat teams like Real Madrid and Newcastle to the player\u2019s signature.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>For Chukwueze, such a move could also boost his profile significantly, especially as he would now feature in the Champions League next season with the Italian heavyweights.<\/p>\n<p>In terms of his career trajectory, joining Milan also represents an upgrade for the forward, who will now look to make history of his own in Italy, similar to that of his Super Eagles teammate Victor Osimhen.<\/p>\n<h2>Chukwueze's career trajectory<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_110091\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-110091\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-110091\" src=\"https:\/\/goalballlive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Chukwueze-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Chukwueze\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goalballlive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Chukwueze-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/goalballlive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Chukwueze-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/goalballlive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Chukwueze-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/goalballlive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Chukwueze-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/goalballlive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Chukwueze-20x13.jpg 20w, https:\/\/goalballlive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Chukwueze-80x53.jpg 80w, https:\/\/goalballlive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Chukwueze-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/goalballlive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Chukwueze-60x40.jpg 60w, https:\/\/goalballlive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Chukwueze-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/goalballlive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Chukwueze-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/goalballlive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Chukwueze-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/goalballlive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Chukwueze-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/goalballlive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Chukwueze-630x420.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" title=\"\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-110091\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Icon Sport<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the Yellow Submarine, Chukwueze began his journey as a player in Europe and his talents only continued to grow from there. After playing 20 times for Villarreal FC B, the Nigerian was promoted to the senior side in 2018\/2019 season.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He spent five seasons with the first-team squad and quickly became one of the Spanish side\u2019s most important players.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He played a total of 204 games, making 124 starts. He scored 36 goals and assisted his teammates 27 times in his Villarreal <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">career<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He was part of the Villarreal team that pulled off the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">incredible victory<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> over Manchester United to win the 2020\/2021 UEFA Europa League. He was also part of the Yellow Submarine side that made an incredible run to the UEFA Champions League semifinal in the 2021\/2022 season.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In terms of individual accolades, last season was his best. He achieved his best individual numbers. He scored 12 goals and assisted on a further 10 in 37 starts (48 total games) last season.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For his decent form in front of goal, he was named <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">La Liga\u2019s<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Africa player of the season for his efforts in the last campaign and helped his team finish fifth in the l<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">eague<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Chukwueze vs Osimhen &#8211; Friends will battle on the pitch<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moving to AC Milan means that he will now <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/goalballlive.com\/samuel-chukwueze-transfer-ac-milan-osimhen\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">rival<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Napoli\u2019s Osimhen, who will be the defending champions of Italy going into the new season. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AC Milan will be looking to dethrone Napoli and win their second title in three years.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fans of the Nigeria National football team will definitely have their eyes on this fixture as two of their biggest stars will clash in games that could potentially be title deciders. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An exciting 2023\/24 Serie A campaign is on the cards and from a Nigerian perspective, it would be interesting to see how it turns out for sure.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Super Eagles forward Samuel Chukwueze is finally set to seal his long-awaited move to a big European club. The 24-year-old, who is one of Nigeria\u2019s biggest talents in recent years as well as of Europe\u2019s potential world beaters, will soon make a move to Serie A giants AC Milan.\u00a0 Samuel Chukwueze to AC Milan, here [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":977,"featured_media":110059,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"no"},"categories":[19954,25460],"tags":[3767,10568,11578],"table_tags":[],"acf":[],"modified_by":"Barend Prins","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/goalballlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110052"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/goalballlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/goalballlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goalballlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/977"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goalballlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=110052"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/goalballlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110052\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":110093,"href":"https:\/\/goalballlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110052\/revisions\/110093"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goalballlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/110059"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/goalballlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=110052"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goalballlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=110052"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goalballlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=110052"},{"taxonomy":"table_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goalballlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/table_tags?post=110052"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}