{"id":917663,"date":"2026-07-05T13:16:21","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T18:16:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/05\/super-eagles-transfers-bologna-join-fiorentina-in-race-for-nigerian-star-on-trabzonspors-radar\/"},"modified":"2026-07-05T13:16:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T18:16:21","slug":"super-eagles-transfers-bologna-join-fiorentina-in-race-for-nigerian-star-on-trabzonspors-radar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/05\/super-eagles-transfers-bologna-join-fiorentina-in-race-for-nigerian-star-on-trabzonspors-radar\/","title":{"rendered":"Super Eagles transfers: Bologna join Fiorentina in race for Nigerian star on Trabzonspor\u2019s radar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer <\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><img width=\"750\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Soccer Super Eagles transfers: Bologna join Fiorentina in race for Nigerian star on Trabzonspor\u2019s radar\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" src=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/thumbor\/P6FM7fKlrKBfheHd92BByS0aDM8=\/750x500\/smart\/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.soccernet.ng%2Fmain%2F2026%2F06%2Fimago1070834329.jpg\" srcset data-sizes=\"auto\" data-expand=\"700\"><\/p>\n<p>Ryan Alebiosu, Raphael Onyedika and Samuel Chukwueze. Copyright: ImagoxVincentxKAMTOx<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Serie A clubs Bologna and Fiorentina have joined the race to sign Super Eagles winger Samuel Chukwueze this summer amid uncertainty over his future at AC Milan,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/\"><u>Soccernet.ng<\/u><\/a>\u00a0reports.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Chukwueze has become the subject of intense transfer speculation this summer following his return to\u00a0the San Siro\u00a0after a season-long loan spell at Premier League side Fulham.<\/p>\n<p>The 27-year-old impressed during several spells of his time in England and was open to extending his stay at Craven Cottage. However, Fulham ultimately decided against making the move permanent, forcing the Nigerian international to return to Milan, where his future remains uncertain.<\/p>\n<p>Turkish Cup winners Trabzonspor have also expressed interest in signing Chukwueze as they look to strengthen their squad ahead of next season. They\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/2026\/06\/super-eagles-transfer-milan-chukwueze.html\"><u>have already submitted a bid of \u20ac15 million as they aim to move quickly to complete a deal<\/u><\/a>\u00a0and potentially link him up with fellow Nigerians Chibuike Nwaiwu and Paul Onuachu in their squad.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"674\" src=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/thumbor\/STya-qgOAxNGH0szSrAGgQrsn7Q=\/900x674\/smart\/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.soccernet.ng%2Fmain%2F2026%2F02%2F20260227_223600.jpg\" alt=\"Soccer Nigerian players Chibuike Nwaiwu and Paul Onuachu\"><figcaption>Nigerian players Chibuike Nwaiwu and Paul Onuachu. (Photo credit: Trabzonspor x)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>However, the Super Eagles star is not keen on a move to Turkey at this stage of his career. Instead, he would prefer to remain in Italy and fight for his place at AC Milan, although an attractive offer from another top European club could still change his mind before the transfer window closes.<\/p>\n<h2>Soccer Chukwueze: Bologna and Fiorentina enter race for\u00a0Super Eagles forward<\/h2>\n<p>According to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.milanlive.it\/2026\/07\/04\/doppia-pista-in-serie-a-per-chukwueze-bologna-e-fiorentina-sullesterno\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>reports from Italy<\/u><\/a>, Bologna and Fiorentina have emerged as the latest clubs interested in signing Chukwueze this summer.<\/p>\n<p>The Super Eagles winger is increasingly expected to leave San Siro following the appointment of Ruben Amorim as AC Milan&#8217;s new\u00a0head coach.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1140\" height=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/thumbor\/tjLkctAJJdjyfdcpyDp_6_yC81I=\/1140x760\/smart\/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.soccernet.ng%2Fmain%2F2026%2F02%2Fimago1055744773-1140x760-1.jpg\" alt=\"Soccer Super Eagles and Fulham star Samuel Chukwueze\"><figcaption>Samuel Chukwueze. Copyright: xIMAGO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Although Chukwueze is eager to fight for his place, he has fallen down the pecking order\u00a0at the club and the presence of several other attacking options has made a\u00a0summer departure a realistic possibility.<\/p>\n<p>With interest in his signature continuing to grow, the former Villarreal star could now be persuaded to move if the right opportunity presents itself.<\/p>\n<p>The Super Eagles winger\u00a0remains an attractive option because of his\u00a0wealth of\u00a0experience at the\u00a0top\u00a0level. He has proven himself in La Liga with Villarreal\u00a0and also enjoyed\u00a0an encouraging spells during his loan at Fulham,\u00a0while he\u00a0has also shown flashes of his quality at AC Milan.<\/p>\n<p>Chukwueze\u2019s\u00a0pace, dribbling ability\u00a0and creativity are qualities that are\u00a0capable of improving the attacking options of either Bologna or Fiorentina, with the two Serie A clubs looking to strengthen their attack\u00a0after inconsistent campaigns last season.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1572\" height=\"949\" src=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/thumbor\/Cgzx8epAheolm0hVaE7Rjn0xtOk=\/1572x949\/smart\/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.soccernet.ng%2Fmain%2F2026%2F06%2F51863.jpg\" alt=\"Soccer AC Milan teammates Samuel Chukwueze (Nigeria) and Rafael Leao (Portugal)\"><figcaption>AC Milan teammates Samuel Chukwueze (Nigeria) and Rafael Leao (Portugal). Copyright: IMAGO\/AllxShotxLive<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The\u00a0Nigerian international\u00a0could cost around \u20ac15 million and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/2026\/07\/nigeria-ac-milan-fulham.html\"><u>while he is\u00a0<\/u><u>reluctant to\u00a0<\/u><u>leave AC Milan<\/u><\/a>, interest from other\u00a0Serie\u00a0A sides\u00a0could be an appealing option.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0move would allow him to remain in a familiar league\u00a0and would provide him with\u00a0the opportunity to rediscover his best form and\u00a0also\u00a0re-establish himself among Europe&#8217;s top wingers.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img alt=\"<!-- Author Start -->Ayomide Oguntimehin<!-- Author End -->&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/thumbor\/ycGEJDr9VZlpO_5zujn3ZdvICxA=\/150&#215;150\/smart\/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.soccernet.ng%2Fmain%2F2024%2F12%2FAyomide-Oguntimehin-pics.jpg&#8221;  height=&#8221;80&#8243; width=&#8221;80&#8243;>\t\t<\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/author\/ayomide-oguntimehin\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tAyomide Oguntimehin\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\tAyomide Oguntimehin is a CAF-accredited sports journalist and Chief Editor at Soccernet.ng. He has interviewed Super Eagles stars like William Troost-Ekong, Taiwo Awoniyi, Bright Osayi-Samuel, and Ademola Lookman, and is known for breaking major transfer stories.<\/p>\n<p>Ayomide has worked with Sports Brief, Naija News and served as Social Lead Editor at Legit.ng. He has also featured on Goal, TVC News, Sports Mole, and Milan News24. He holds a Master\u2019s degree and is currently pursuing a PhD. Follow Ayomide on X (formerly Twitter): @ayo_oguntimehin\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/2026\/07\/super-eagles-bologna-fiorentina.html\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a>Ayomide Oguntimehin<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer Ryan Alebiosu, Raphael Onyedika and Samuel Chukwueze. Copyright: ImagoxVincentxKAMTOx Serie A clubs Bologna and Fiorentina have joined the race to sign Super Eagles winger Samuel Chukwueze this summer amid uncertainty over his future at AC Milan,\u00a0Soccernet.ng\u00a0reports. Chukwueze has become the subject of intense transfer speculation this summer following his return to\u00a0the San Siro\u00a0after a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":917664,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3577,2005,4578],"tags":[7956,6323],"class_list":["post-917663","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-eagles","category-soccer","category-super","tag-eagles","tag-super"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/917663","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=917663"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/917663\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/917664"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=917663"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=917663"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=917663"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}