Sadiq joins Spanish second division club Almeria

Nigerian striker Umar Sadiq has left Serbian club FK Partizan for Spanish second division side UD Almeria, Completesports.com reports.

Almeria announced Sadiq’s signing on their verified Twitter handle on Monday, October 5, 2020.

The 23-year-old former Roma player joined Almeria on a five-year contract.

“Umar Sadiq is Rojiblanco! UD Almería and FK Partizan agreed the transfer of the striker for five seasons. Welcome!” Almeria wrote on Twitter.

In his initial loan spell with Partizan, Sadiq scored 11 goals in 18 appearances in the 2019/2020 season.

Sadiq eventually joined Partizan on a permanent transfer in 2020 and netted seven goals in 16 games before joining Almeria.

He was part of Nigeria's U-23 final 18-man squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics where he appeared in all six of the team’s games and scored four goals.

Also on Monday, Belgian giants Anderlecht announced the signing of Nigerian forward Paul Mukairu.