TEREM MOFFI put the Premier League clubs chasing his signature on red alert as he produced an overhead kick that was “better than Cristiano Ronaldo”.
The 23-year-old forward was heavily linked with several English clubs back in the January transfer window.
But it was Nice that won the race for his signature after his red-hot start to the campaign for L’Orient.
The Nigerian international moved there on loan until the end of the season, with an obligation-to-buy for £26.4 million as part of the package.
Since then he has hit the ground running for Nice with four goals in seven Ligue 1 outings.
But tonight he perhaps produced his best moment so far with a brilliant bicycle kick in the Europa Conference League clash with Basel.
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Having already grabbed his team’s first, he then put them 2-1 ahead seconds before half time as he met a cross in incredible fashion with an absolute worldie.
“Better than Ronaldo,” declared one viewer.
Another tweeted: “Filthiest strike that.”
A fellow footy fan said: “Almost ripped the net off.”
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Southampton had a bid of £10.6million, with a further £7.1million in add-ons, rejected by L’Orient back in January.
They were holding out for around £25million.
That proved to be a major obstacle for West Ham, who were also keen, after forking out almost £170m during the summer window.
They eventually switched their attention to securing Danny Ings.
Meanwhile, Moffi’s magnificent effort was not enough to earn his team an away win as Basel battled back to earn a 2-2 first leg draw.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
