Moses Simon dumps Gent, joins Levante on five-year contract

The 23-year-old attacker, who missed out on a place in  Nigeria’s Russia 2018 World Cup squad due to an injury, signed a five-year deal with Levante, where veteran striker Obafemi Martins scored seven goals in 21 appearances from  2012 to 2013.

 

Nigeria winger Moses Simon  on Monday joined Spanish side  Levante from Belgian outfit Gent.

His  move to Levante came after his  Gent teammate and compatriot Samuel Kalu moved to French Ligue 1 club Bordeaux  earlier on Monday.

“Welcome to #LevanteUD, @Simon27Moses,” Levante tweeted.

The 23-year-old attacker, who missed out on a place in  Nigeria’s Russia 2018 World Cup squad due to an injury, signed a five-year deal with Levante, where veteran striker Obafemi Martins scored seven goals in 21 appearances from  2012 to 2013.

Simon, who scored  21 goals and provided 18 assists in 136 appearances for  Gent,  joined the Belgian outfit in 2015  from  Slovak top-flight club  AS Trencin  where he  scored 13 goals in 33 games.

Bordeaux revealed on their official Twitter handle Kalu had signed a five-year deal with them.

The 20-year-old scored seven goals in 32 games in the Jupiler League last  season.

Kalu  could face his former teammates in the Europa League playoff round later this month, as Bordeaux and Gent will meet each other in the next round if they see off their Third Qualifying Round opponents.