BARELY 24 hours after Africa's most celebrated player, Samuel Eto's Fils joined the English Premiership League (EPL) giants, Chelsea, Nigeria defender, Dele Adeleye has turned out to be his replacement at Anzhi Makachkala of Russia.
The Premier League Russian club announced on its website that the silver medallist at FIFA U-20 World Cup, Holland 2005 has been engaged.
Makachkala said that Adeleye signed a four-year deal but the financial aspect of the deal remains in the cooler.
It states that the Beijing 2008 Olympic gold silver medallist joined the team as a free agent from Kuban Krasnodar also of Russia.The former
Nigeria defender Dele Adeleye has joined former Russian big spenders Anzhi Makachkala on a four-year-deal.
It will be recalled that the former Sparta Rotterdam and Metalurh Donetsk player had willingly terminated his contract with Ukrainian side Tavriya before he joined Krasnodar on a three-year deal early this year.
The reason behind his release by Krasnodar is yet to be ascertained.
The former Shooting Stars Sports club (3SC) of Ibadan defender has been sidelined from the senior national team, the Super Eagles for since coach Stephen Keshi took over late 2011.
The former Sunshine Stars of Akure player is expected to cover up for the duo of Joao Carlos, who joined Spartak Moscow and Christopher Samba, released to Dynamo Moscow.
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