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Taiwo set to join Atletico Madrid
Written by Duncan Wednesday, 21 July 2010
ShareSuper Eagles defender Taye Taiwo is close to
completing a switch from French Ligue 1 outfit Olympique Marseille to
Spanish side Atletico Madrid, BBC Sport learnt on Tuesday.
Taiwo,
who has been hankering on a move away from Marseille in search of
first-team football, is expected to finalise the deal on Wednesday.
According
to the player‘s agent Michael Coker, only minor details between both
clubs need to be sorted out.
”I‘m presently in Madrid now
and everything is almost done,” Coker told BBC Sport on Tuesday.
”I
have been in a long meeting with the club director (Jesus Pitarch), and
they are excited knowing everything is almost sorted out.
”We
had little challenges at some point but right now everything is back on
track with the player and clubs involved.”
The
25-year-old joined Olympique Marseille from Nigerian side Lobi Stars in
2004 and has been a regular at the club until last season.
He
won the French double with Marseille last season.
Taiwo,
who was one of the revelations of the Holland 2005 U-20 World Cup,
featured at the South Africa 2010 World Cup.
Before then
he represented Nigeria at the Angola 2010 Nations Cup finals, where the
Super Eagles placed third.
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