Nigeria and Brentford FC B attacker, Michael Olakigbe, has joined English League One Club, Wigan Athletic, on loan.
The 20-year-old made his Premier League debut for the Bees during the just-concluded 2023/2024 season against Bournemouth.
He made a total of 12 appearances in all competitions for the Bees’ first team including a start against Newport County in the second round of the Carabao Cup.
Olakigbe signed a 5-year extension with the premier league club last November, but he has to move out on loan to get more playing time and experience.
The club said, in a statement, that “Brentford B forward Michael Olakigbe has joined League One side Wigan Athletic on loan for the 2024/2025 season, subject to EFL, FA and Premier League approval.”
Olakigbe committed his long-term future to the club in November 2023, signing a deal that keeps him with Brentford until the summer of 2028.
The second half of the 2023/24 season saw him join Peterborough United on loan, where he played five games for Posh as they finished fourth in League One, before losing in the play-off semi-final.
His three games for the B team this term saw him find the scoresheet on two separate occasions.
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Olakigbe was born in England to Nigerian parents which made him eligible to represent both countries in future.
Following spells at Erith & Belvedere, the East Soccer Base and Queens Park Rangers academies,Olakigbe joined the Fulham Academy in 2018.
He progressed through the ranks from U14 level to sign a scholarship deal at the end of the 2019–20 season. He departed the club in July 2022 to join Brentford.
