{"id":22150,"date":"2020-03-03T19:13:40","date_gmt":"2020-03-03T19:13:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=22150"},"modified":"2020-03-03T19:13:40","modified_gmt":"2020-03-03T19:13:40","slug":"manchester-city-ahead-of-chelsea-in-race-for-n774m-rated-nigerian-center-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/manchester-city-ahead-of-chelsea-in-race-for-n774m-rated-nigerian-center-back","title":{"rendered":"Manchester City Ahead Of Chelsea In Race For N774M-Rated Nigerian Center Back"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Premier League champions Manchester City are ahead of Chelsea in the race to sign Borussia Dortmund wonderkid Nnamdi Collins.<\/p>\n<p>German newspaper Bild is reporting that the Citizens are willing to pay two million euros (approximately N774 million) to acquire the German-born Nigerian center back, which puts them in pole position to land the highly-rated teenager.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea have offered at least one millions for the signature of Collins who has been identified as a player with leadership qualities, having captained Germany&#8217;s U16 squad in international friendlies against Finland and Netherlands.<\/p>\n<p>The 16-year-old is having an outstanding season at Borussia Dortmund U17s, for whom he has made 20 appearances in the B-Junioren Bundesliga West.<\/p>\n<p>Though his main job is to protect the goal, Collins has goalscoring qualities, netting four times in his first eleven games of the season while producing an assist.<\/p>\n<p>Fisayo Dele-Bashiru, Felix and Lukas Nmecha, who were all born in Hamburg, Germany and have Nigerian blood in their veins, are on the books of Manchester City.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Premier League champions Manchester City are ahead of Chelsea in the race to sign Borussia Dortmund wonderkid Nnamdi Collins. 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