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Forgotten Super Eagles midfielder eyes revival at Serie C club
Forgotten Super Eagles midfilder, Joel Obi is set to join Serie C club Vis Pesaro on a permanent transfer. SportsRation reports.
This is according to Italian transfer expert, Gianluca Di Marzio, who said Vis Pesaro want to sign Joel Obi who is currently a free agent.
Vis Pesaro are fighting to escape relegation and believe Obi’s arrival will help boost their survival hopes.
The 32-year-old was once on the books of Italian clubs; Inter Milan, Parma, Torino, Chievo Verona, Salernitana and Reginna.
Plus a stint in the Turkish Super Lig with Alanyaspor.
Obi was part of Nigeria’s squad to the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia and has seventeen caps for the Super Eagles.