U-17 goal hero is the new man in the show for top European clubs, as 2.5 Million Euros is splashed.





Christantus Macauley is young strong and agile. He won the African U-17 championship with Nigeria and also emerged the Golden Shoe winner in that championship with 4 goals. This feat was repeated at the world stage. After winning the U-17 world cup with current world champions Nigeria and also having individual achievments as the official FIFA Golden shoe Award Winner with 7 goals and the FIFA Silver Ball Award winner as the second Most Valuable Player of the Championship, teenage sensation, Christantus Macualey has set European top clubs on a collision course for his signature. Spanish giants, Real Madrid have joined the scramble for Golden Eaglets’ striker, Macauley Chrisantus. A top source close to the agent of the striker simply said:

Real are ready to break the bank for the player. They have tabled a massive offer for him. The problem is that they are one of several other top clubs in the race for Chrisantus.

Also on the queue are French side, Olympique Marseilles, Liverpool FC of England and Dutch outfit, Vitesse Arnhem which have also been in touch with the player’s handlers. Soccer agent, Pini Zahavi, who masterminded Nigerian striker Yakubu Aiyegbeni’s rise to stardom in the English Premiership, also wants to handle the player of the moment, Christantus Macauley, whose mother hails from Taraba State in Nigeria. Christantus, plays for Nigerian youth clubside Abuja FC, but is currently out of contract with the Nigerian club, which means he can move from the Nigerian club outside the transfer window without necessarily having to wait for the official transfer season to commence in either January or May 2008.




This situation has already attracted a 2.5 million Euro bid from Tottenham Hotspurs of England. According to reports, Spurs chief Martin Jol faces competition from Liverpool and Real Madrid, who made offers of 1.5 Million Euros and 1.3 Million Euros respectively. Ajax are also tracking the player.
Macauley's agent, Adam Mohammed is in England trying to arrange a transfer.

The advisor to Chrisantus and Mohammed, Chris Nathaniel, said:

There is enormous interest in Macauley. He’s a special player.