{"id":3817,"date":"2023-10-12T23:38:07","date_gmt":"2023-10-12T22:38:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faca.com.ng\/web\/2023\/10\/12\/read_news-phpnid49106\/"},"modified":"2023-10-12T23:38:07","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T22:38:07","slug":"read_news-phpnid49106","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/faca.com.ng\/web\/2023\/10\/12\/read_news-phpnid49106\/","title":{"rendered":"Official: Nigeria-eligible central midfielder signs new contract with Aston Villa\u00a0:: All Nigeria Soccer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsbody\">\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.allnigeriasoccer.com\/..\/football_pics\/86368Jimoh.png\" height=\"180\" hspace=\"8\" vspace=\"8\" alt=\"Official: Nigeria-eligible central midfielder signs new contract with Aston Villa\u00a0\" align=\"left\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.avfc.co.uk\/news\/2023\/october\/10\/rowe-and-jimoh-sign-pro-contracts\/\" rel=\"noopener\">With a statement on their official website<\/a>, Premier League club Aston Villa have announced that Nigeria-eligible central midfielder\u00a0Jamaldeen Jimoh has signed a new contract.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Aston Villa pulled off a massive transfer coup to land the services of Jimoh on a scholarship deal in August 2023, having seen off competition from the likes of\u00a0\u00a0Tottenham Hotspur,\u00a0Chelsea, Manchester United and Manchester City.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Less than two months after his arrival at Aston Villa from West Brom, he has put pen to paper on his first professional contract with The Lions.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Jimoh&#8217;s scholarship deal has been upgraded to a professional contract following his brilliant start to life at Aston Villa.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 17-year-old opened his goalscoring account for Aston Villa&#8217;s youth teams against his former employers West Brom, netting a brace in a 7-1 win in the U18 Premier League and also got on the scoresheet\u00a0in a 3-3 draw with Leicester City U18 at the end of September.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Commenting on Jimoh&#8217;s new contract,\u00a0Academy Manager, Mark Harrison, said: &#8220;Jamal joined us in the summer and has recently put in some impressive performances in our Under-18s scoring four goals in his last three games.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Jimoh\u00a0has been described as a \u00a0good ball manager who can be effective in and around both penalty boxes.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He has represented England at U16 and U17 levels.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Igho Kingsley\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Photo Credit: avfc.co.uk<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Copyright ANS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nAll rights reserved. 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