Friday, 3 January 2020

Etebo joins Getafe on loan


By Akeem Lawal
SUPER Eagles midfielder Oghenekaro Etebo has completed a loan move from Stoke City to Getafe, Sportsbiz247.blogspot.com reports.

The Nigerian international joined Los Azulones on a loan deal until the end of the current campaign, while the Madrid-based club will also have an option to sign him permanently.

The 24-year-old Nigeria midfielder was a prominent player under Nathan Jones but fell out of favour when Michael O'Neill took charge in November. 

Etebo started just eight league games this campaign and had not played for Stoke since limping out of a defeat at Sheffield Wednesday in October. He recovered from injury but there was a hint that he had not done enough in training to warrant selection.

Getafe boss Jose Bordalas had requested to club president Angel Torres to land a central midfielder after Markel Bergara announced to the club his desire to retire due to the multitude of injuries he has suffered.

Etebo previously has played in La Liga - representing Las Palmas 14 times in the second half of the 2017/18 campaign, although he was unable to prevent their relegation at the time.

The midfielder had been on loan in the Canary Islands from Portuguese side Feirense, before subsequently joining Stoke in the summer of 2018 for €7.2m after representing Nigeria at the World Cup in Russia.

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