Nigeria's Taye Taiwo set to move to Atletico Madrid
Oluwashina Okeleji
BBC Sports Lagos
Nigeria defender Taye Taiwo is close to completing a switch from
French Ligue 1 outfit Olympique Marseille to Spanish side Atletico
Madrid, BBC Sport understands.
Taiwo who has been hankering on
a move away from Marseille in search of first team football is expected
to finalise the deal on Wednesday.
According to the player's
agent Michael Coker, only minor details between both clubs need to be
sorted out.
"I'm presently in Madrid now and everything is almost
done," Coker told BBC Sport on Tuesday.
"I have been in a long
meeting with the club director [Jesus Pitarch], and they are excited
knowing everything is almost sorted out.
"We had little
challenges at some point but right now everything is back on track with
the player and clubs involved."
The 25-year-old joined Olympique
Marseille from Nigerian side Lobi Stars in 2004 and has been a regular
at the club until last season.
He won the French double with
Marseille last season.
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