French Ligue 1 side Monaco FC has sealed a move to sign 17-year-old Nigerian striker George Ilenikena from Belgian Jupiler League side Royal Antwerp.
This was made known in a report published on the X page (formerly Twitter) of transfer expert Fabrizio Romano who disclosed that Monaco parted ways with the sum of €20 million.
Romano also disclosed in his post shared on the social media platform that Ilenikena has accepted to move to France with medical tests already booked for the player.
‘‘AS Monaco agreed a deal to sign 2006-born talent George Ilenikhena, here we go!
‘‘Deal in place with Royal Antwerp for a fee around €20m, medical tests booked — all set to be completed this week.
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‘‘Ilenikhena has agreed on terms, a huge move for present and future.’’ Romano wrote on his X page.
Ilenikhena was born in Lagos, Nigeria, but moved to France at the age of three and grew up in Antony, Hauts-de-Seine.
After progressing through the amateur Antony Football Evolution’s youth divisions, he joined Amiens, a professional team that had recently been demoted to Ligue 2, for the 2021-22 season.
On June 29, 2023, Ilenikhena signed a four-year contract with Belgian Pro League Champions Royal Antwerp for a reported sum of €6 million. On October 11, 2023, English daily The Guardian named him one of the world’s top players born in 2006.
