Article by Sergiu Alexandru – published Thursday, June 19, 2025, 18:10 / Updated Thursday, June 19, 2025 18:16
Dan Petrescu's band continues his procurement campaign for the new season. Today, the seventh transfer of the summer has been formalized: Kenneth Omeruo. The footballer was in Cluj-Napoca on Tuesday, as GSP wrote.
Kenneth Omeruo signed with CFR Cluj
CFR Cluj came to an agreement with the Nigerian international, who wanted after Andrei Burcă preferred to continue abroad. Today, The footballer signed with Andrei Burcă's band, the announcement being made by the agent Anamaria Prodan, who posted a photo with the footballer and the president of CFR Cluj, Cristi Balaj.
At CFR Cluj, Omeruo will fight for a place of holder with Matei Ilie (22 years old), Leo Bolgdao (26), Daniel Dumbravanu (23) and Sheriff Sinyan.
Omeruo is an international Nigerian in January 2013, ticking 69 selections. On four of the occasions, he was also captain. Right foot footballer and a height of 1.85 m, Omeruo comes to Cluj as a free contract player. He played in the summer of 2013, at Kasimpașa.
1,200,000It is the share of Kenneth omeruo, according to Transfermarkt. The highest share had it in February 2019: 5 million euros
Taken by Standard's juniors in 2011, from Nigeria, Kenneth Omeruo was bought by Chelsea in January 2012, but never played for London. Was borrowed at:
- Ado Den Haag (January 2012 – June 2013),
- Middlesbrough (January 2014 – June 2013),
- Kasimpașa (2015-2017)
- Alanyaspor (2017-2018)
In the summer of 2019, after a year's loan, Leganes bought him from Chelsea for 5 million euros. And in 2023 he gave it to Kasimpa for a million.
51 matchesHas Omeruo in La Liga, at Leganes
36 partieshas the Nigerian for Middlesbrough
CFR Cluj brought 6 other players this summer:
- Antonio Bosec (27 years old, right defender),
- Karlo Muhar (29, defensive midfielder),
- Tudor Cociș (21, striker),
- Drilon Islami (24, defensive midfielder)
- Marko Gjorgjievski (25, striker)
- Daniel Dumbravanu (23, central defender)
