By Eskender Tamrat@eskeFussball

Official: Brighton beat Bundesliga clubs in the race for Nigerian starlet

Brighton & Hove Albion confirmed the signing of the sought-after attacker Zadok Yohanna from AIK.

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Brighton & Hove Albion won the race for Zadok Yohanna as they announced his summer transfer from AIK Stockholm on Saturday. According to Sky’s report, the fee is believed to be €30 million with add-ons.

Borussia Dortmund, Bayer Leverkusen, and RB Leipzig were believed to be in the race for the signing of the coveted winger. Yohanna will turn 19 at the end of this month, and he has signed a five-year deal with the Premier League side.

He has scored five goals and assisted four times in 18 appearances for AIK’s first team. Brighton qualified for next season’s Europa Conference League as the German coach Fabian Hürzeler led them to an eighth-placed finish.