Samuel Chukwueze: Villarreal star reportedly agrees new 4-year deal with €100m release clause

Samuel Chukwueze: Villarreal star reportedly agrees new 4-year deal with €100m release clause

- Samuel Chukwueze will reportedly have a €100m release clause on his new four-year contract

- The Super Eagles winger has been nominated for the best U-21 player award by a French magazine

- The 20-year-old has scored two goals in eight matches for Villarreal this season

Samuel Chukwueze has reportedly agreed a new four year deal that will keep him at Villarreal until the summer of 2023.

According to Spanish news media outlet AS, the contract will have €100million as release clause in its first two years and €80m in the final two years.

The Nigerian international's release clause has been increased three times since he joined the Yellow Submarine's first team from €25m, to €65m, and now €100m.

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Chukwueze is Villarreal's first player to be nominated for the Kopa Trophy, organized by France Football magazine and he is among the top ten candidates looking to scoop the award.

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The 20-year-old scored ten goals in 47 appearances for Villarreal last season including four assists.

Chukwueze who won bronze with the Super Eagles at AFCON 2019 has scored two goals and provided two assists in only eight matches in the current season.

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Meanwhile, Legit.ng had earlier reported that Samuel Chukwueze has been described as the next Sadio Mane by former Liverpool defender Alberto Moreno.

The Spanish star who currently moved to Villarreal during the summer, spent five seasons at Anfield and played alongside the Senegalese striker.

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