Orban triggers €3m permanent Amedspor transfer

Gift Orban has triggered a mandatory €3m transfer clause in his contract with Amedspor after reaching the 10-goal target stipulated in his loan agreement with German club Hoffenheim.

The Nigerian striker activated the clause with his goal in Amedspor’s 4-3 defeat to Galatasaray on Saturday, taking his Turkish Super Lig tally to double figures and making a permanent transfer obligatory.

Orban joined Amedspor from Hoffenheim on loan at the start of the season, with the agreement providing for the Turkish club to sign him outright once he reached 10 league goals.

Amedspor president Nahit Eren had earlier disclosed that the club would pay €3m to secure the forward’s services permanently, with the fee to be settled in instalments over several years.

The purchase obligation is separate from the loan fee already paid to Hoffenheim, which Eren previously put at €500,000.

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The 24-year-old’s return in Turkey has justified the club’s decision to include the goal-based clause in the agreement, with his scoring form making him one of Amedspor’s key attacking players.

His latest strike against Galatasaray also took him past compatriot Victor Osimhen in the league’s scoring standings, underlining the impact he has made since arriving in Turkey.

The transfer represents another significant turn in Orban’s career after previous spells with Stabaek, Gent, Lyon, Hoffenheim and Hellas Verona.

Having struggled to establish himself in Germany, the forward has found a more productive environment at Amedspor, where his goals have now secured a permanent move.

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