By Tom Gott
Chelsea will take teenage striker Hafiz Umar Ibrahim on a two-week trial after Raheem Sterling helped convince the Nigerian to link up with the Blues.
Ibrahim, 18, currently represents Ojodu City in his native Nigeria and made headlines with a haul of ten goals in six games during a youth tournament in Italy last month, finishing as the tournament's top scorer.
Norwegian side Bodo/Glimt tried to sign Ibrahim but Chelsea have now swooped in to secure his signature on a two-week trial.
As first reported by Soccernet.ng and later backed up by the Evening Standard, Chelsea had Sterling speak with Ibrahim to discuss a move to Stamford Bridge, and the 18-year-old striker has now received all the documents needed to head to England for his trial.
The towering striker, who stands at 6'2 and compares himself to Romelu Lukaku, will begin his trial with Chelsea on Monday.
