Real Sociedad hero Mutiu Adepoju is convinced of big things from Umar Sadiq.

The signing from Almeria is already off the mark for La Real.

And fellow Nigerian Adepoju told Mundo Deportivo: "Now I already have one more excuse to return to Donostia: that this boy is there.

"I will be there very soon. Last summer I was there, I couldn't be with (Roberto) Olabe, who was on a trip, but with Juantxo Trecet and Imanol.

"He reminds me of another Nigerian we had, Rashidi Yekini, who we used to call 'gangling'. I think Sadiq is young and can catch up with Yekini (Nigeria's all-time top scorer, sadly deceased at 48). He has a goal, quality, height and runs more or less like him."

Adepoju played with La Real sporting director Roberto Olabe and added: "Olabe is doing a great job. (Alexander) Isak, now Sadiq, he is signing big players. They have seen that Sadiq can give them a lot. And, of course, it says a lot about him to score as soon as he joins. I'm sure he's going to give Real a lot."