Newcastle United are rivalling Brighton in a £20million battle for AIK’s highly-rated flying winger Zadok Yohanna.
Brighton have already made an opening offer for the 18-year-old and Newcastle are now discussing figures also with the Swedish club.
Yohanna, who only joined AIK from the Ikon Allah academy in Nigeria last summer, has also been tracked by Chelsea and Tottenham this season.
Real Madrid, Rennes, RB Leipzig and Borussia Dortmund have also sent staff to watch Yohanna who is a left-footed winger that plays on the right. Indeed, during April’s clash with Kalmar FF, there were 32 scouts at the game all credited with interest in the teenager.
Yohanna was called up to represent Nigeria last month but AIK blocked him from joining the national camp for the Unity Cup saying he needed to fully recover from an injury.
He has only played in seven league games, scoring twice and adding two assists, however, his potential was there for all to see in Swedish Cup games earlier in the year and his talent is such that clubs have already been pressing to sign him.
Newcastle and Brighton are battling it out to sign Zadok Yohanna, with a plethora of other clubs also interested
Inevitably, on Sunday, AIK, who are listed on the stock market, confirmed that they had opened negotiations to sell.
Brighton, with their knack of unearthing gems, have jumped to the front of the queue and there is confidence a deal will be concluded.
Yohanna has drawn attention for his speed and technical ability with coach Jose Riveiro hailing his ability in one-on-one situations. They are looking for a club and Swedish top flight record sale of around £22million.
Newcastle are also assessing Osasuna winger Victor Munoz.
