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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>William Troost-Ekong is in a buoyant mood ahead of his move to the Greek Super League club, PAOK Salonica.<\/p>\n

The Nigeria international is already in Thessaloniki to undergo his medicals.<\/p>\n

Watford and PAOK have agreed on the terms of the transfer which is \u20ac1m.<\/p>\n

The centre-back is full of excitement as he waits for all the necessary procedures to be sorted out.<\/p>\n

\u201cI hope all the procedures will be finished quickly and I will go to Holland as soon as possible,\u201d Troost-Ekong told Gazzetta.it.<\/p>\n

\u201cDiego Biseswar called me and he only said good things about the team, he was here for eight years and he was very happy. He told me to come to PAOK.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 29-year-old joined Watford from Udinese in 2020. He scored twice in 64 league appearances for the club.<\/p>\n

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