Tottenham Hotspur are considering a move for Notts County wonderkid Kion Etete, according to reports. The striker underwent a trial with Tottenham Hotspur youth team last week and started for the U18s in their 5-3 win against West Ham in an U18 Premier League fixture on Saturday. Etete was one of the most impressive players on the pitch, scoring two first-half goals as Spurs edged an eight-goal thriller and put the pressure on southern section table toppers Arsenal.
The 2001-born player is rated as one of the best prospects at Notts County and was rewarded with a professional contract on his seventeenth birthday. Since debuting for the first team of The Magpies aged 16, he has appeared in six matches across all competitions, including four EFL League 2 games. Kion Etete was born in Derby, England to an English mom and Nigerian father which makes him eligible to represent Nigeria and England at international level.
Luke Amos, Timothy Eyoma, Jubril Okedina and Joshua Oluwayemi are among the Nigeria-eligible players on the books of Tottenham Hotspur.
Meanwhile, Nigeria’s 2014 Rio Olympic bronze medalist Sadiq Umar was a hero and villain in Perugia’s 3 – 1 home win against Salernitana in the Italian Serie B on Sunday. The lanky forward who is on loan to Perugia from Serie A side Roma was in the starting line up for the club and scored the team’s second goal in the 31st minute to extend the home side’s lead just three minutes after Valerio Verre put the home side ahead in the 28thminute. Tiago Casasola reduced the deficit for the visitors in the 35th minute.
The Nigerian international, a goal hero in the 31st minute became a villain as he received two quick yellow cards in two minutes. 53rdand 54th minute and was sent off putting pressure on the home side before substitute Han Kwang Sung restored a two-goal cushion for the home side in the 74th minute as they strolled home with all three points.
Umar will miss Perugia’s next home fixture against 6th placed Verona. The win takes Perugia to 7th on the Serie B log. Umar has scored two goals in his last two games for the Italian side.