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French Ligue 1 club Lille have reached an agreement to sign 18-year-old Beyond Limits Academy striker Adeshina Ayodele.
This was revealed by transfer expert Fabrizio Romano on his X account on Thursday.
According to the Italian journalist, Anderlecht and also clubs from the Netherlands showed interest in Ayodele, but he is now expected to join Lille.
If the deal goes through, Ayodele would join the likes of Victor Osimhen, Vincent Enyeama and Osaze Odemwingie, who also played for Lille.
Former Chelsea star Eden Hazard was also a Lille player and helped the team win the French league in the 2010/11 season.
Ayodele was a key member of the Beyond Limits Football Academy squad that emerged victorious in the Nigeria National League (NNL) play-offs, securing promotion to the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) for the upcoming season.
He was also a member of the Beyond Limits team that defeated CN Brazzaville of Congo to become the first African team to win the Viareggio Cup in Italy.
He scored five goals and provided one assist to help Beyond Limits Academy emerge as champions.
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Lille was founded as a result of the merger between Olympique Lillois and SC Fives in 1944.
Both clubs were founding members of the French First Division and Olympique Lillois were the league’s inaugural champions.
In domestic football, the club has won a total of four league titles, six French Cups and one Trophée des Champions since its foundation.
In European football, Lille have participated in the UEFA Champions League eight times, reaching the knockout stage twice, competed in the UEFA Europa League on eight occasions and won the UEFA Intertoto Cup in 2004 after finishing as runners-up in 2002.
