Real Sociedad are closing in on the signing of Almeria striker Umar Sadiq according to Fabrizio Romano. The deal will be worth €25m – including add-ons – and will have a 15% sell-on clause. Sadiq has been identified as Alexander Isak’s replacement.
Isak joined Newcastle United for a huge fee last week and, as La Real’s most dangerous attacking talent, takes a lot of potential goals with him. The Basque club needed to bring in a replacement and in Sadiq they have an excellent one who carries a real threat.
Sadiq is a 25-year-old Nigerian international with seven caps for his country to his name. He’s scored two goals in three games for newly-promoted Almeria in La Liga so far this season and last year hit 18 – and contributed 12 assists – in 36 Segunda games as the Andalusian side earned promotion to Primera. If he can carry on his form across the season he could prove an astute capture.