During this summer transfer window, Premier League side, Nottingham Forest spent the highest on Nigerian players – a total of £37.5million, while the Scottish side recouped almost £30million from the transfer sale of Nigerian players.
Here is a list of the top moves made by Nigerian footballers:
- Player: Taiwo Awoniyi
Fee: £17.5million
From: Union Berlin (GER)
To: Nottingham Forest (ENG) - Player: Emmanuel Dennis
Fee: £20million
From: Watford (ENG)
To: Nottingham Forest (ENG) - Player: Umar Sadiq
Fee: €20million
From: UD Almeria (ESP)
To: Real Sociedad (ESP) - Player: Ademola Lookman
Fee: €15million
From: RB Leipzig (GER)
To: Atlanta BC (ITA) - Player: Joe Aribo
Fee: £10million
From: Rangers (SCO)
To: Southampton (ENG) - Player: Calvin Bassey
Fee: £19.6million
From: Rangers (SCO)
To: Ajax (NED)
