Transfer: What Super Eagles striker said after joining Lille -

Lille’s new signing, Victor Osimhen has said that he wants to follow in the footsteps of former Super Eagles stars, Vincent Enyeama and Peter Odemwingie, after joining the French Ligue 1 side on Thursday.

DAILY POST had reported that the Super Eagles striker joined Lille on a five-year deal from Sporting Charleroi on Thursday morning.

Osimhen was signed by Lille as a replacement for Nicolas Pepe who has agreed on personal terms with Arsenal.

The 20-year-old is now the third Nigerian player to be signed by Lille after Enyeama and Odemwingie.

”The LOSC is a very good club that leads a quality project and includes high-class players, even more in recent years,” Osimhen told Lille’s official website.

”Great Nigerian players have also played here. I would like to join their lineage and follow their footsteps.

”I am very happy to be here and to join this great club that is the LOSC. I am still young, I am learning and I think that this project suits me perfectly to continue to progress.”