While the last few weeks have allowed Sporting de Charleroi to reduce its core a little following the departures of Lucas Ribeiro Costa (Mouscron), Gjoko Zajkov (Levski Sofia) and Gaëtan Hendrickx (Deinze), the number 22 was also working in the direction of arrivals.
And this allowed the club to announce this Saturday the arrival of Nigerian defender Valentine Ozornwafor in the form of a loan with option to buy from Galatasaray. If he appeared regularly in the selection of the Istanbul club during matches, there was not the desired playing time since he hardly ever left the substitutes’ bench. And after an experience in Almeria, he will discover a third European championship this season. He is a left-handed central defender. Nigerian international, he will be responsible for competing with the defensive sector, which necessarily relies a lot on young people from the carolo training, currently. And this is all the more true in the joint absence of Steeven Willems and Stelios Andreou, as was the case this weekend at the Rainbow Stadium. “It’s a very interesting profile that we didn’t have yet. It has power and speed, but you have to see its added value in the medium term. We still have to prepare him to defend as we do and it could take a month or two, although it would be good news if things go faster, ”commented Edward Still on Sunday.
The second keeper always awaited
In addition, the club is in very advanced discussions with Karim Zedadka (Napoli). The 21-year-old right-handed left winger, the Franco-Algerian has already said goodbye to the Neapolitans via his social networks. He is due to arrive in Belgium in the next few days to undergo his medical examination. No agreement has yet been reached between the different parties, but while he shares the same agent as Victor Osimhen and… Valentine Ozornwafor, one can imagine that everything will be quickly settled in the event of conclusive medical tests.
The club should also try to find a quick and skillful striker in front of goal by the end of the transfer window, but this will likely require a player to leave the club first. In lack of playing time, Mamadou Fall could be that player. Finally, the Carolos are still looking for a second goalkeeper, responsible for coming as an understudy for Hervé Koffi, but who gives enough guarantees while the Burkinabé goalkeeper will participate in the CAN this summer and that the management knows that ‘he will quickly be coveted if he confirms his good season at Mouscron.
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