Eintracht Frankfurt target Super Eagles uncapped star as replacement for Kolo Muani

Gift Orbán has made a great start to the season with six goals in six matches, before starting his last four games with Gent. He has not scored a goal in his appearances /p >

Eintracht Frankfurt of the German Bundesliga is exploring the possibility of replacing Kolo Muani with Super Eagles striker Gift Orban in the January 2024 transfer window, Soccernet.ng reports.

Frankfurt sold Muani to French Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain in the summer transfer window for a fee worth around £95 million and are currently looking for a replacement.

Frankfurt have struggled to score goals in the new season, as evidenced by their four goals in four Bundesliga games, and are without a recognized number nine in attack. I am.

According to a report in German football transfer newspaper Bild, they are currently exploring the market for a new striker, with scouts pointing to Gent hitman Gift Orban as a possible signing. ing.

Orbán has been heavily linked with a move from KAA Ghent Arena in the summer transfer window. Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur have reportedly made contact with the Nigerian striker’s camp, but no deal was reached, with the north London club opting to sign Brennan Johnson from Nottingham Forest instead. .

The 21-year-old started the season in great form, scoring six goals in his first six games, but failed to score a single goal in his last four.

He missed the team’s first game in the Europa Conference League, a 1-1 loss to Ukrainian club FK Zorya Luhansk on Thursday due to injury. In this tournament he achieved success, scoring the fastest hat-trick in his third match. In the Europa League, he scored 205 seconds in the second round of 16 match against Istanbul Basaksehir last season.

Orbán was called up to the Super Eagles squad by head coach Jose Peceiro during his last international break, but due to injury he missed what would have been Nigeria’s first international match. did.

 

 

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