AC Milan eyes Joel Obi

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Super Eagles and Torino’ hard-tackling midfielder Joel Obi is attracting interest from Italian club AC Milan in the ongoing transfer window, as per reports.

Italian media outfit, Tuttomercatoweb claimed AC Milan are interested in a move for the Eagles midfielder who was once a starter at bitter rivals Inter Milan.

The 27-year-old has entered the final year of his contract with Torino and they are looking to sell him to recoup the majority of their previous investment on the player.

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Joel Obi has also been linked with EPL club Crystal Palace, Portuguese duo Benfica and Porto, the most concrete interest has come from Celta Vigo who saw a 5 million euros bid turned down by Torino.

Obi was in the Eagles’ squad list for the 2018 World Cup but did not see any minutes during the tournament in Russia.

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