Nwakaeme agrees new Trabzonspor deal

Deniz Türker, agent of Nigerian forward, Anthony Nwakaeme, has confirmed that the 33-year-old has agreed to a contract extension with Turkish League champions Trabzonspor, BSNSports com.ng reports.

Nwakaeme’s contract expires June 30 and with both club and player previously yet to agree on a deal, the striker had become a subject of interest from Turkish giants Fenerbahce and Galatasaray and teams from Saudi Arabia.

Reports monitored by BSNSports.com.ng said Fenerbahce had offered the 33-year-old a sign-on fee of €1.5m and a three-year contract worth €2.75m per year.

Nwakaeme had requested that Trabzonspor pay him €1.8m in cash and €3m per year in return for a two-and-a-half year contract, which the new Turkish champions rejected.

However, his agent revealed that both parties have now agreed to extend the deal.

“We agreed with Trabzonspor on salary and years for Nwakaeme,” Turker told Fanatik.

“Before now, there were different ideas about the down payment. Nwakaeme wanted cash for the down payment but the club was willing to pay in instalments.

“As of the moment, my player refused Trabzonspor’s request for payment in instalments. He also agreed on the new deal. Trabzonspor management will go to the club whenever they want, and we will sign the new contract. We are ready,” he said.