David Okereke to return to Belgium after disappointing end to Serie A season

Venezia FC will not give former Nigeria youth international striker David Okereke a permanent contract if the club gets relegated from the Serie A at the end of the season, BSNSports.com.ng reports.

Okereke joined Venezia in August on a season-long loan deal from Belgian champions Club Brugge after the Winged Lions gained promotion to the Italian elite division via the play-offs.

In his 29 league appearances, the Forward has scored 6 times, adding 1 assist to his stats.

However, it doesn’t seem like his contributions would be enough to save the club from dropping back to the Serie B.

Venezia sit rock bottom of the standings with just five wins all season and have only four games left to save their hides while hoping results elsewhere goes in the favor.

But it seems unlikely and Okereke is equally not going down with the club favoring to stay in Italy regardless.

Okereke is valued at €5 million by the Belgian side and while it is a decent fee, it’s highly implausible a move to the Rossoneri is on the cards.

The versatile will in the meantime be hoping to find his goal scoring form again having gone eight games without a goal.

Next up for the Nigerian and his teammates is a trip to Stadio Arechi for the relegation scrap against 18th place Salernitana.

The 24 year-old who has just a year left on his Club Brugge contract appeared to enjoy his return to Italy.

He previously played for Lavagnese as a youngster before joining Spezia and eventually Consenza before heading off to Belgium.

While it’s almost certain he’ll remain in Italy, there are unconfirmed reports that he could be a possible transfer target for AC Milan in the summer.