Wolverhampton Wanderers are set to reunite Mario Lemina with his younger brother after the Premier League outfit agreed a deal to sign Noha Lemina from Paris Saint-Germain.
EXCLUSIVE from Graeme Bailey
HITC Football understands that, 12 months after the older Lemina brother returned to England from Nice, his teenage sibling will join the former Southampton enforcer at Molineux.
We have been informed that Wolverhampton Wanderers have agreed a deal with French champions Paris Saint-Germain. 18-year-old Noha Lemina will move across the Channel on loan with an option-to-buy clause in his contract, having turned down Bundesliga high-flyers Stuttgart in favour of Gary O’Neil’s outfit.
Wolves agree Noha Lemina deal with PSG
The Gabon-born Lemina, who has represented France at youth level, is currently with Sampdoria in Italy’s second tier. His temporary stay with the Blucerchiati should now be terminated ahead of schedule, allowing Lemina to embark upon a fresh start on UK soil.
While Mario is renowned for his tackling and his tenacity, Noha Lemina is a more attack-minded player. Some have even drawn comparisons with a certain French superstar, one PSG fan site wondering if he could be ‘the new Kylian Mbappe’ after one particularly eye-catching display in pre-season against Al-Nassr.
Lemina, despite his obvious talent, has played only 15 minutes of Serie B football for Sampdoria however, though the club’s iconic head coach Andrea Pirlo puts that lack of opportunities down to some ill-timed fitness issues more than anything else.
‘Incredible speed’
“Noha is a pure talent, (but) one of those players who must still be coached,” says David Sassarini, the boss of Samp’s reserve team.
“He has incredible speed in his legs but he still needs to grow to complete himself.”
HITC understands that Lemina will represent Wolves’ second-string too between now and the end of the season as he looks to earn himself a permanent contract at Molineux.
We have been told that Wolves have also seen a loan bid rejected by Chelsea for their £50 million-rated forward Armando Broja.
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