Super Eagles B team midfielder, Kelechi Nwakali, has officially joined Portuguese side, FC Porto B on a season loan deal [url]Completesportsnigeria.com[/url] reports.

The Portuguese giants have an option to make the deal permanent in 12 months’ time.

Nwakali told FC Porto: “My main goal is to develop and evolve as a player, to improve my qualities and the other aspects that I know I need to correct to grow in the way I play.

“I think FC Porto is the right place to evolve as a player.”

Nwakali also hopes to meet FC Porto legend Deco to recount how impactful he was to his career.

“I know Porto very well, because one of my idols in football played here: Deco. He was a player that I loved to watch and I hope one day being able to meet him and tell him the importance he had in my desire to be a football player.”

The 19 year-old midfielder had been sent out on loan to Dutch second tier team, MVV Maastricht and VVV Venlo in the topflight division from Arsenal.

The former Golden Eaglets and Flying Eagles captain is under contract until June 2021 with the English Premier League club, Arsenal.

He made his debut for Super Eagles B team in an international friendly against Atletico Madrid in May where the Nigerian team lost 3-2.

Source:https://www.completesportsnigeria.com/kelechi-nwakali-officially-joins-fc-porto-b-on-loan-from-arsenal-says-its-ideal-switch/