Deadline Day Transfer: Iwobi Joins Everton FC, Becomes Nigeria Costliest Player

Deadline Day Transfer: Iwobi joins Everton FC

By Sampson Adedeji

The transfer window in the English Premier league came closed on Thurday evening and Nigeria's Super Eagles midfielder Alex Iwobi was part of the shock deadline day movement.

After much discussions and negotiation between Arsenal FC and Everton, the Nigerian midfielder was allowed to join another English Premier league side Everton FC on a deal between £35-40 million.

BSN Sports can report that Arsenal have already signed Ivorian international winger Nicolas Pepe in his position lots of young talents like Riess Nielson and Gabriel Martinelli coming from the youth rank.

Iwobi has been at Arsenal at the tender age of 8 year and made 149 appearances for the club for over 4 seasons.

He joined the likes of Joseph Yobo, Yakubu Aiyegbeni and Victor Anichebe as Nigeria players that played for the Tofees in the past