According to reports, 2021 Ligue 1 Champions LOSC Lille have beaten Anderlecht and other Dutch teams to sign 18-year-old striker Adeshina Ibrahim Ayodele from Beyond Limits Football Academy.
French giants Lille set to sign Shina Ayodele
According to Fabrizio Romano, Shina Ayodele will join Victor Osimhen’s previous employers for the 2024–2025 season. While final details need to be worked out, the deal is set in stone.
Ibrahim competed for Beyond Limits, which defeated C.N. Brazzaville of Congo to win the Viareggio Cup in Italy and make African history.
He averaged a goal contribution every fifty minutes during that tournament, finishing with five goals and one assist.
Shina played a pivotal role in the Beyond Limits Football Academy team that won the NNL play-offs and advanced to the Nigerian Professional Football League in time for the upcoming season, where they would play in the Nigerian top division with their parent club, Remo Stars.
🔴🇳🇬 Lille have agreed deal to sign 2006 born Nigerian talent Adeshina Ibrahim Ayodele from Beyond Limits Academy.
Anderlecht and also Dutch clubs wanted him but now set to join Lille. pic.twitter.com/gzvgGM2sA9
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) July 4, 2024
Ibrahim is one of the nine players to depart Beyond Limits for top European clubs this summer. The top hierarchy of the club made the announcement during the team’s celebration ceremony following their promotion into the NPL.
Prior to this, the Remo-based club and academy have also profited from player exports, with Ebenezer Akinsamiro moving to Italian side Inter Milan. He made his debut for the Nerazzurri in the just-concluded season.
