Super Eagles left-back, Brian Idowu, is glad to finally see his dream move to Lokomotiv Moscow come true.
Idowu, 26, was one of the country’s few shining lights at the World Cup in Russia.
The Russian-born defender joins the reigning Russian champions on a three-year contact from financially-stricken FC Amkar Perm, who were relegated to the third tier in June.
“I’m really excited by the opportunity to join Lokomotiv and really looking forward to joining the team at the training camp,” he told Lokomotiv’s website.
“As a young boy I watched the club in the Champions League against the likes of Real Madrid and Inter Milan, they had a great squad and the whole country was proud of the team.
“So I’m looking forward to being part of it.”
Idowu, who played in all three of his country’s matches at the World Cup last month, becomes the third Nigerian star to join Lokomotiv in a decade, following in the footsteps of Peter Odemwingie and Victor Obinna.
He started his career with the youth side of giants Zenit St Petersburg and later switched to Amkar Perm in 2010 before a brief loan spell at Dynamo St Petersburg.
