Portuguese Primeira Liga giants Porto have reportedly won the race to sign Nigeria’s Oghenekaro Etebo from  their struggling rivals Feirense during  the January transfer window.

The box-to-box midfielder, who  has slipped down the pecking order at the Super Eagles since Wilfred Ndidi broke into the first team after  making a  £17m move from Genk to  Leicester City  last January,  became one of the hottest properties  in Europe  after helping Nigeria win bronze at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

The 22-year-old was linked with a move to the likes of Turkish powerhouse Fenerbahce  and Leicester City  during the summer transfer market, but Etebo remained at  his small Portuguese club  as Fogaceiros reportedly demanded a big transfer fee for the  player they bought on the cheap from Warri Wolves last year.

Etebo  in October   penned a contract  extension  that will keep him at  the 5,401-capacity Estádio Marcolino de Castro  until  2019.

According to reports in the Portuguese media, Feirense also  slapped  a €10m  release clause on the player’s head.

Radio e Televisao de Portugal reported on Sunday Primeira Liga leaders   Porto   had agreed a deal with Feirense for  their Nigerian import to swap the small   Estadio Marcolino de Castro   for the 50,033-capacity Estadio do Dragao next month.