#3 Umar Sadiq
On loan at Bologna this season, the Nigerian bronze medalist from the Rio Olympics made the permanent switch to Roma after a short loan spell last season where he bagged a couple of goals.
A former member of the Future for Football Academy in Nigeria, the young 19-year-old is an exciting striker with good movement and aerial ability.
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He announced himself on the big stage after scoring a fantastic goal for AS Roma when the young Nigerian took out five defenders to plant home an emphatic header past Mattia Perin in goal for Genoa.
Sadiq moved to Italy in 2013, playing for a few Serie C and D clubs before being picked up Roma for a fee of £2m. A pacey, direct striker, Sadiq has joined a massive club with high expectations as he continues his development with the hopes of regular playing time with Bologna and in the future, a break into the Roma first team provided the youngster’s displays impress the Roma coaching team.
