{"id":94642,"date":"2023-08-21T19:39:36","date_gmt":"2023-08-21T18:39:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/transfer-fulham-battle-tottenham-hotspur-for-orban"},"modified":"2023-08-21T22:35:09","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T21:35:09","slug":"transfer-fulham-battle-tottenham-hotspur-for-orban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sport\/transfer-fulham-battle-tottenham-hotspur-for-orban","title":{"rendered":"Transfer: Fulham battle Tottenham Hotspur for Orban"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Fulham have joined London rivals Tottenham Hotspur in the race for the signature of Gent striker, Gift Orban.<\/p>\n<p>Fulham, according to Belgian news outlet, Het Laatste Nieuws, have lined up Orban as a replacement for Serbia forward, Aleksandar Mitrovic, who has agreed a move to Saudi club, Al Hilal.<\/p>\n<p>Orban is one of the most promising strikers in Europe at the moment.<\/p>\n<p>The 21-year-old arrived Gent from Norwegian second division club, Staebek in January.<\/p>\n<p>The striker scored 15 goals in 16 league appearances for the Buffalos in the second half of the season.<\/p>\n<p>This season, he has already registered six goals in six appearances across all competitions.<\/p>\n<p>Tottenham Hotspur also have the Nigerian on their radar as replacement for Harry Kane.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Fulham have joined London rivals Tottenham Hotspur in the race for the signature of Gent striker, Gift Orban. Fulham, according to Belgian news outlet, Het Laatste Nieuws, have lined up Orban as a replacement for Serbia forward, Aleksandar Mitrovic, who has agreed a move to Saudi club, Al Hilal. 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