Aston Villa beat Spurs and Rangers to Caleb Chukwuemeka signing
Aston Villa defeat Tottenham and Rangers to the signing of 19-12 months-outdated Caleb Chukwuemeka on a 3-12 months offer for an original £300,000… reuniting him with his more youthful brother Carney
- Aston Villa have concluded the signing of Caleb Chukwuemeka for £300,000
- The Villans defeat off opposition from Spurs and Rangers to safe signing
- The go sees Caleb reunite with brother Carney who joined Villa again in 2016
Aston Villa have concluded the signing of Northampton teen Caleb Chukwuemeka, reuniting him with his more youthful brother Carney at Villa Park.
Promising forward Chukwuemeka, 19, has joined Villa from League Two Northampton for an original rate of all over £300,000 with add-ons in the offer that could acquire the eventual figure up to seven figures.
Chukwuemeka has signed a 3-12 months deal soon after undergoing a clinical more than the weekend.
Caleb Chukwuemeka sparked fascination from a number of golf equipment such as Rangers and Tottenham
He produced 22 League One appearances for Northampton final period scoring just one goal
Sportsmail revealed Villa’s fascination in Chukwuemeka final September and, eleven months on, they have now overwhelmed off the likes of Tottenham and Rangers to safe him.
Newcastle, Norwich and Club Brugges were among the other golf equipment who had also shown fascination in Chukwuemeka.
Chukwuemeka is the brother of England underneath-eighteen starlet Carney, 17, who is rated as just one of Villa’s most thrilling youthful skills, already part of Dean Smith’s 1st group and also joined the Midlands facet from Northampton in 2016.
Caleb’s brother Carney is also a Northampton academy solution but remaining to join Villa in 2016
Interest in the speedy, 6ft 3in attacker started to mount soon after Chukwuemeka senior scored sixteen plans and established up 14 plans for Northampton’s underneath-18s in the course of the period minimize small by the Covid-19 pandemic.
He has given that absent on to make 28 1st-group appearances, 4 of which have been begins, scoring 2 times.
Northampton had unsuccessful to concur a specialist offer with Chukwuemeka and his youth deal was due to expire in January allowing Villa to snap him up for a minimize-price rate.
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