Nigeria U20 star Musa Yahaya, who lost his father last week, is on the verge of signing for a Portuguese club, according to media reports.
“Musa Yahaya has been in Portugal, he’s just doing a medical after which he will sign for a Portuguese club as he is now 18 years old,” revealed a source close to the exciting winger, who has been compared to Brazil superstar Neymar.
The former U17 international clocked 18 on December 16.
Further details of the deal involving the youngster reportedly on the books of English Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur are not yet known.
However, in his absence Musa Yahaya lost his father in Kaduna.
General secretary of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Sanusi Mohammed and another official Aliyu Lawal were in Kaduna to pay a condolence visit to the family of the bereaved player.