SOURCES: £13 million plus a midfielder who idolizes Paul Pogba, as well as EVERTON AND NOTTINGHAM FOREST EYE

SOURCES: £13 million plus a midfielder who idolizes Paul Pogba, as well as EVERTON AND NOTTINGHAM FOREST EYE

Everton, Nottingham Forest and Crystal Palace are among the Premier League clubs keeping tabs on Club Brugge midfielder Raphael Onyedika with the Nigeria international potentially on his way to England.

The 22-year-old enforcer, who represented Nigeria in the 2024 African Cup of Nations, is rumored to be the newest high-profile player to leave Belgian powerhouse Club Brugge, according to HITC Football.

In recent transfer windows, Jupiler League players Charles de Ketelaere, Lois Openda, Sofyan Amrabat, and Arnaut Danjuma were sold by the team. Meanwhile, striker Igor Thiago will sign a summer contract with Brentford for approximately £30 million.

Raphael Onyedika is currently attracting interest from a number of English teams, thus Club Brugge may be able to turn a significant profit on a player who has shown to be outstanding value for the money while wearing the blue-and-black stripes.

Everton and Nottingham Forest eye Raphael Onyedika

HITC has learned that Onyedika has supporters at Brentford, Thiago’s new employers, in addition to Everton, Nottingham Forest, and Crystal Palace. Leicester City is also a contender. Despite back-to-back losses to Middlesbrough and Leeds United, Enzo Maresca’s Foxes are still in a good position to earn automatic promotion.

It goes without saying that Onyedika and Wilfred Ndidi of Leicester will be compared.

Onyedika could potentially follow in the footsteps of another physically powerful Nigerian midfielder, Ndidi, who relocated to the Midlands from Belgian football. Onyedika enjoys tackling. In the Jupiler League, he scores 2.1 on Who Scored per game on average.

Onyedika joins Brugge from Midtjylland and is an exciting African prospect that has made a name for himself in Denmark. He is a five-cap international who is also very at ease with the ball at his feet. With his exceptional ball control and ability to withstand pressure, Onyedika enjoys squeezing through openings and forcing opponents to concede goals with well-timed surges.

Paul Pogba comparisons

Onyedika said to Voetbal Nieuws, “I like to win duels and I am also good with the ball at my feet.”

Personally, I think Paul Pogba is amazing. Many people comment on how similar we seem, but all I want is to be the greatest version of myself.

Onyedika might assist in taking Orel Mangala’s spot at Nottingham Forest after the player moved to Lyon in January if he ends up there. Everton, however, might have to swap out their own standout midfield player. Amadou Onana is probably going to have a lot of offers.

The price of Onyedika will surpass £13 million. Galatasaray reportedly had a proposal rejected in January.

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