Mba set to break Nigeria league transfer record

SUPER Eagles’ African Nations Cup star, Sunday Mba could break the Nigeria league transfer record as Warri Wolves wants Enugu Rangers to pay them N12 million ($75,000) for him. Izu Azuka is believed to have commanded the biggest transfer fee in the domestic league thus far when he joined Sunshine Stars as a free agent two seasons ago for about N9 million. A committee set up by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has ruled that Mba is a player of Warri Wolves and Rangers would have to pay a transfer fee on the player to have him. Both clubs were expected to agree on a transfer fee yesterday for the player, who has made known his wish to move to Rangers. “Wolves asking price is reasonable because we all know he would go for far more to a club in Europe in the summer and so Rangers could make a huge profit from this transaction,” a top official informed MTNFootball.com. Several European clubs, including Bayer Leverkusen in the German Bundesliga, have indicated interest in the 24-year-old attacking midfielder, who shone at last month’s Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa.