Olympiacos battles Mallorca for Echiejile
Greek champions Olympiacos Piraeus have joined Spanish club
Real Mallorca in the chase for Super Eagles left back Elderson Uwa Echiejile
who currently plays for Sporting Braga of Portugal.
Should Echiejile take up the Greek offer, he would reunite
with his coach at Sporting Braga, Leonardo Jardim who has asked for the player
to join him in Greece .
The Portuguese coach spent a season at Braga
and this month he agreed a two-year contract with the Greek giants who will
feature in next season’s UEFA Champions League.
The late Rashidi Yekini as well as Haruna Babangida have
featured for Olympiacos.
Last season, Echiejile, who has represented Nigeria
at U17, U20 and full international levels, made 26 appearances in the
Portuguese Liga, scoring four goals from his defensive position.
He also scored two goals in nine games in the UEFA Europa
League.
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