Most Costly Nigerian Footballers As Calvin Bassey Joins Ajax [Top 7]

New Ajax defender, Calvin Bassey, has turn into the fifth most costly Nigerian participant in historical past.

Bassey has joined Ajax in a club-record sale for Rangers, simply two years after becoming a member of the membership.

The 22-year-old value the Dutch membership €23m with €3.5m anticipated in add-ons and is the second-most-expensive for Ajax this window behind Steven Bergwijn.

Napoli striker, Victor Osimhen, stays the costliest footballer each in Africa and Nigeria.

Osimhen value the Serie A a staggering €81m when he joined from Lille in 2020.

The second most-expensive switch is Alex Iwobi’s €30.40m transfer from Arsenal to Everton.

Kelechi Iheanacho’s €27.70m transfer from Manchester Metropolis to Leicester Metropolis in 2017 is third on the listing, whereas the fourth most costly switch involving a Nigerian was made by Odion Ighalo.

Ighalo’s €23.20m transfer to Chinese language Tremendous League group, Changchun Yatai from Watford in 2016 nonetheless stands as one of many highest.

The sixth-highest transfer was made just lately by Taiwo Awoniyi when he joined Nottingham Forest on a club-record switch of €20.5m.

Former Tremendous Eagles skipper John Obi Mikel’s €20m switch to Chelsea in 2006 is the seventh on the listing.