Marseille and Monaco are weighing up a move for the talented Golden Eaglets skipper Kelechi Nwakali.
The 17 - year - old was named the Most Valuable Player of the 2015 Fifa Under 17s and helped Nigeria win the tourney in Chile with three goals and three assists in seven appearances.
The future of Nwakali is far from being resolved with several clubs in contact with his bonafide agent Klay Ekeocha over a contract, with the youngster set to clock 18 next summer .
Monaco and Marseille face competition from the likes of Chelsea, Udinese, Sporting Lisbon, Olympiakos to land his signature from his nursery team.
Kelechi Nwakali’s intermediary earlier revealed that Premier League sides Manchester City and West Ham won’t be able to sign the central midfielder due to red - tape.