Porto Complete Kelechi Nwakali loan move
Porto have completed the signing of Arsenal midfielder Kelechi Nwakali on a season-long loan with an option to buy.
The 20-year-old joined Arsenal in 2016 but he is yet to make a senior appearance for the Premier League side as he has been loaned out ever since.
Nwakali joined Dutch second division side MVV Maastricht in 2016-17, scoring two goals in 29 league outings, before heading to top-flight club VVV Venlo last term.
In his first words as a Porto player, Kelechi Nwakali said: ”My main goal is to develop and evolve as a player, improve my qualities and the other aspects that I know I need to correct to grow in the way I play.
”I think FC Porto is the right place to evolve as a player. There are good players, young people, and I think I’ll grow up here. I hope everything good from FC Porto. “
The former Golden Eaglets and Flying Eagles captain has cited former Porto star Deco as one of his role models.
“I know FC Porto very well, because one of my idols in football played here: Deco.
”I loved to watch him play and I really enjoyed one day being able to meet him and tell him the importance he had in my desire to be a football player,” he added.
