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Terem Moffi Grabs OGC Nice’ No. 9 Jersey

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Terem Moffi
Terem Moffi

French Ligue 1 club, OGC Nice have handed in-form Nigeria international, Terem Moffi the No.9 jersey ahead of the second stanza of the 2022/23 season.

Moffi ended a fruitful two-and-a-half-year spell at Lorient, where he scored 35 goals in 90 matches for Les Merlus, to put pen to paper on a five-and-a-half year contract with Les Aiglons.

The striker secured a move from Lorient to Nice in a deal worth €30m after he completed his medical on Tuesday, the final day of the January transfer.

This deal came after Nice made a seventh bid to Lorient for the 23-year-old striker, who missed training on Monday after being left out of Lorient’s 2-1 win over Rennes last Friday.

Nice beat Premier League sides West Ham United, Southampton, Bournemouth and Ligue 1 rivals Olympique Marseille to the signing of the Nigerian, who has scored 12 goals in 18 Ligue 1 games.

Joining Nice had been a priority for Moffi, who rejected a move to Marseille and also turned down a move to West Ham, who are currently struggling in the Premier League.

The Hammers had offered a £20m plus £5m in add-ons for the Nigerian but the striker had opted against moving to the Premier League but to continue his development in France.

Lorient had held on to their €30m valuation of the player, which proved too much for both the Saints and the Clarets.

Moffi will be available for selection on Sunday evening, as Nice take on third-place Marseille for a high stake Ligue 1 game and will become the fifth Nigerian to play for Nice after Jero Shakpore, Victor Agali, Onyekachi Apam and Nduka Ozokwo.

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