Napoli-linked Super Eagles striker to miss up to nine months with ACL injury

Super Eagles striker Terem Moffi could spend up to nine months on the sidelines after sustaining an anterior cruciate ligament injury, Soccernet.ng reports.

Moffi has been a consistent performer for club and coubtry over the last three years. He made his name at Ligue 1 side Lorient before joining Nice in January 2023.

Since joining Nice, the 25-year-old striker has been quite consistent for Nice, as he has registered 20 goals and five assists in 52 appearances. Following his impressive performances, Moffi has been linked with Roma and Napoli this summer, but nothing concrete has emerged from those talks.

Amidst the rumours, the former Lorient man has returned to Lorient for pre-season, and he has already featured for them.

But in a unfortunate twist, the Super Eagles star will not be able to play football for the next six months at least. This is due to an anterior cruciate ligament injury he sustained during a training session at the club on monday, per Nice’s website.

Typically, players take up to nine months to recover from ACL injuries. Recall that Sadiq Umar suffered a similar case, and that made him miss the entire season with Real Sociedad.

If Moffi will eventually make it to play for Nice next season, it will be at the tail end of the campaign. Unfortunately for the Super Eagles star, this comes at a period when some top clubs outside France have been rumored to be interested in him. But this new development drags every transfer talk to a screeching halt till 2026.