Report: Sevilla strike ₦25bn deal with Venezia for Akor Adams

Italian Serie A club Venezia have agreed to a deal with Sevilla for the transfer of Super Eagles striker Akor Adams, soccernet.ng/wp/wp/ reports.

​Adams has been linked with several clubs this summer, but Venezia are the ones who have made concrete moves to sign him.

​They initially made a €10 million bid for the 26-year-old marksman, but that was rejected, with Los Nervionenses demanding up to €25 million. Nonetheless, they proceeded to agree on personal terms. There was also a conviction that the former Europa League champions would sell due to their need to raise money this summer.

​Then, on Thursday, reports emerged that Venezia's sporting director, Filippo Antonelli, was spotted in Andalusia, Sevilla's base, to negotiate a deal. Usually, when moves like this occur, the transfer reaches a successful conclusion.

​Now, the transfer has been confirmed. Early on Saturday morning, transfer expert Fabrizio Romano reported that Venezia and Sevilla had reached a €16 million (₦25bn) agreement for Adams' services.

This means that the Super Eagles striker will be travelling to Italy in the coming days for a medical and other formalities before the transfer is officially finalized.

​Adams Set For Fresh Test After Sevilla

​Throughout Adams' time in Europe, he has been on the move. This Venezia transfer will see him play in Italy for the first time.

​He has previously played in Norway and France, so this will be the fourth European club he has played for since 2021.

​At Venezia, he will face a whole new test, as the club just earned promotion to the Italian top flight and will likely face a difficult campaign. They do not have the quality to compete against most of the top-flight teams, so they will enter most of their games as second favourites.

​Adams will be expected to scrap and grind out goals from nothing, and that might eventually affect him adversely.

​Although he seems like a player who can adapt to the physicality and speed of Serie A, it will be interesting to see how he copes.