19 y/o center back set for Newcastle United trial – originally posted on Sportslens.com
Newcastle United look set to hand a trial to Nigerian centre-back Udoka Chima.
This comes from All Nigeria Soccer, who reveal three clubs who have invited the 19-year-old to train with them this summer with a view to a potential contract offer.
Newcastle are said to be one of those, while Championship side Coventry City look set to have him between the 5th and 10th of July before a week with Sporting Braga in Portugal.
Chima is currently a free agent, being without a club since Burnley released him from their Academy at the end of the 2019/20 season.
Coventry City attempted to sign the defender prior to his arrival at Turf Moor and it seems the Magpies have also been eyeing him up for several months, with All Nigeria Soccer first reporting on our interest in the youngster back in May.
Sportslens view:
It’s difficult to assess just how good Chima is, given he’s only played a handful of games in Burnley’s youth set-up before spending the past year without a club.
That said, he must have something about him to have previously landed a contract at a Premier League club.
It also counts for something that he’s receiving Championship interest and has admirers at Braga – one of the bigger clubs in Portugal.
With us adding two young centre-backs to our U23 squad in Liverpool’s Remi Savage and Chelsea’s Charlie Wiggett this week, it wouldn’t be the end of the world if Chima ends up earning a contract at Coventry or Braga.
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Author:ollyhawkins