Connect with us

Sports

Ebuehi joins Venezia FC on one-season loan from Benfica

Published

on

Super Eagles defender, Tyronne Ebuehi will be plying his trade at Venezia FC in the coming season after joining the Serie A club on loan.

The 25-yeaf-old linked up with the Italian side on a one-year loan deal from Portuguese giants. Benfica.

The Lagunari, who earned promotion from Serie B via the play-offs, have the option to buy the versatile defender if they remain in Serie A for the 2022-23 campaign.

Read Also: BREAKING… Mbappe misses decisive penalty as France knocked out of Euros by Swiss

Ebuehi becomes the third major signing of Venezia this summer after LASK left-back, David Schnegg and Maccabi Tel Aviv midfielder, Dor Peretz.

“Venezia FC is pleased to announce the signing of Nigerian international right-back Tyronne Ebuehi, 25, on loan from Benfica,“ reads a statement on the club website.

Ebuehi spent last season at Dutch club FC Twente, also on loan from Benfica, starting 33 of 34 matches during the campaign.

Join the conversation

Opinions

Support Ripples Nigeria, hold up solutions journalism

Balanced, fearless journalism driven by data comes at huge financial costs.

As a media platform, we hold leadership accountable and will not trade the right to press freedom and free speech for a piece of cake.

If you like what we do, and are ready to uphold solutions journalism, kindly donate to the Ripples Nigeria cause.

Your support would help to ensure that citizens and institutions continue to have free access to credible and reliable information for societal development.

Donate Now