THE Trust Ekong returned with a problem from the Africa Cup of Nations and is expected to undergo a new round of tests after the hematoma has subsided, with assessments pointing to a grade 3 contusion, which would leave his defender PAOK out of action for a longer period of time.
We remind you that the 30-year-old defender made excellent appearances with Nigeria in the tournament, where his country reached the finalwith him emerges MVP with three goals, one of which in the final against Ivory Coast.
All these, they did not go unnoticed by Saudi Arabian teams, with Ekong to speak to CNN World Sports about the rumours:
“The Saudi league is very exciting, you saw a lot of the best players who played in the Africa Cup of Nations have gone that way and played there. If that option is in front of me, then, I’ll have to study it a little more and think about it“, while he continued about his possible transfer to Saudi Arabia:
“I can’t tell you anything more now, because I don’t have a proposal right in front of me“, adding about the prospect of coexistence with him Cristiano Ronaldo:
“Who wouldn’t do that? Who wouldn’t want that? He is one of the best players in the world. We have to see what will happen, but I am happy at PAOK“, were the words of the Nigerian defender.
Source: Sport Fm
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