Flying Eagles forward, Kparobo Arierhi has agreed a move to Norwegian top-flight club Lillestrøm SK.
Arierhi will sign a permanent contract with Lillestrøm when the transfer window reopens in January.
The 17-year-old will link up with Canaries from Nigeria National League (NNL) outfit, Beyond Limits FA.
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The striker arrived Norway on Friday and has already started training with his new teammates.
” We have reached an agreement in strong competition with many big clubs in Europe. There are still clubs calling his agent and wondering how much LSK will pay for this great talent even before he has made his debut for the club,”sporting director Simon Mesfin told the club’s official website.
” I have never come across that interest. But he will be allowed to continue his development here and score many goals for LSK before he will be allowed to be sold.”
The player was extremely delighted to be back at the club after his previous stint on trial.
“I am very happy to be back here. It’s like a dream for me. I’ve developed a lot since I was here last. The goal is to become so good that I can eventually play for one of the top clubs in Europe,” Arierhi stated.
The talented striker scored three goals for Nigeria at the WAFU B U-20 Championship in Togo.
By Adeboye Amosu
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Wonder Kid is on the rise I hope he keeps level headed and continue to improve in all aspects of his game.
sharap dere! ewu mbiri mbiri..nonsense! kwasia!!
triblastic dog! lmaaoo
Hehehe Yabaoh aka alacaha man from the Banku republic. You can as well rephrase the title to Senator tribal bigot because I’m proudly tribalistic and will only increase in it.
I strongly feel he should have held out a little more for a bigger club to come for him. But that’s risky too. Good move anyways. I pray he maintains that hunger that has seeing him reach this level
For a 17-year-old Papafem, Lillestrom and by extension, Norway is a very good place to start his European career. The difficulty level of the Norwegian league is good enough to develop youngsters from Nigeria and one would hope he gets regular 1st team football in the Elitesserien to develop his talent further.
A move down south to Belgium or the Netherlands will be much expected in another 2-3 years ahead of eventually landing in the BIG 5s where I believe this kid is destined to be.
But at this stage of his career, Norway is a really good move for him
@Dr.Drey… I agree with you 100%. What he needs right now is a suitable competitive level to develop and reach his potential. He is still largely a kid… his agent should do well to educate him about carefulness with Norwegian ladies. Akin Amoo comes to mind… Wishing him the very best as his career takes off from a good place.
People forget that Mike Obi played for Lynn oslow in Norway. He needs to develop at this stage of his career.
The player’s handlers should have made a wiser decision for him, though. The kid is a special talent, and he deserves better than starting his professional career with a team that is very likely to be playing in the Norwegian second division next season.
I understand the suffocating hardship in Nigeria currently and the desperation to get out, but his case is different. His huge talent should have gotten him to a decent club in a decent league.