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Man City, Napoli among scramble for Nigerian whizkid Adeleke Oluwatobi Babatunde

Manchester City are eyeing Nigerian whizkid Adeleke Oluwatobi Babatunde.

Goal says Manchester City, Napoli , RB Leipzig, Lille and Ajax have shown interest in Babatunde.

The 16-year-old is part of the Abuja Football Academy and goes by the nickname "Tobi".

"There are a number of clubs that follow Tobi's development. He is a great talent and I think he will be one of the next stars from Nigeria. It's no surprise that clubs are watching him," said agent Godfrey K Torto.

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