At least six Premier League clubs are now chasing Millwall winger Femi Azeez this summer, and the timing could not be more loaded, with the 24 year old also set to make his Super Eagles debut at the Unity Cup in London.
Everton, Brentford, Crystal Palace, Brighton, Fulham and Sunderland have all been linked with Millwall winger Femi Azeez ahead of the summer transfer window, as reported by FootballInNigeria.com.ng. The interest comes off the back of a breakout Championship season in which Azeez registered 11 goals and eight assists in 37 league appearances, earning himself a place in the Sky Bet Championship Team of the Season. Fans who want to track the odds on where Azeez ends up this summer can scan Bet9ja’s Premier League transfer market ahead of the window opening.
Millwall are not in a rush. The Lions narrowly missed promotion to the Premier League after losing 2-0 on aggregate to Hull City in the Championship playoff semi final, and with Azeez under contract, they hold all the cards. Reports indicate the club will only consider moving on a fee in the region of €20 million, a figure that reflects how much his stock has risen since joining from Reading in 2024.
A Journey That Started in Non-League
Azeez’s full name is Oluwafemi Javier Azeez Beloso. He was born on June 5, 2001 in Westminster to a Nigerian father and a Spanish mother, and grew up in Northwood, north-west London. His professional career started at the lowest rungs of English football, with spells at Northwood and Wealdstone, before Reading gave him a chance in the Football League. He spent five years at the Madejski Stadium, including a loan stint at Bracknell Town, before Millwall signed him in 2024.
The Championship has a way of sorting out who can handle physicality and pace across a 46 game season. Azeez has handled it well. He won the EFL Championship Player of the Month award for February 2026 after contributing to goals in five consecutive matches that month. His 18 goal contributions across the full season ranked joint-seventh in the entire division.
Choosing Nigeria Over England and Spain
The transfer story is only half of what makes Azeez interesting to Nigerian fans right now. Born in England with a Spanish mother, he was eligible to represent three different nations at senior level. Having never played for England or Spain at youth level, he needed no FIFA clearance to make his choice. He chose Nigeria, and the NFF moved quickly to formalise the commitment after coach Eric Chelle signalled his intention to recruit dual-national talents across Europe.
Azeez was named in Nigeria’s 27 man squad for the Unity Cup in London, a tournament being held at Charlton Athletic’s Valley ground at the end of May. He is expected to make his senior international debut against Zimbabwe on May 26 in what will be Nigeria’s tournament opener. His younger brother Miguel Azeez is also a professional footballer, though Miguel has represented England at youth level and has gone down a different international path. Supporters wanting to back Nigeria at the Unity Cup can find the latest odds via the YOHAIG Bet9ja promo code before kick-off.
What a Premier League Move Would Mean
For the Super Eagles, landing Azeez in the Premier League next season would add another high-quality wide option to a squad Eric Chelle is still reshaping after Nigeria’s absence from the 2026 World Cup. The timing of his debut matters too. A strong showing at the Unity Cup, on English soil against familiar opponents, is the kind of platform that accelerates a player’s profile on the transfer market.
Millwall’s valuation of €20 million is ambitious for a Championship winger who has only one full season at this level, but it is not unreasonable given the demand. Six top-flight clubs tracking a single player generally produces upward movement in any asking price, and the Lions are well placed to wait. Sunderland, who themselves are newly promoted to the Premier League after winning the Championship this season, are the latest addition to that list of admirers. Nigerian football fans can use the Bet9ja promotion code for new users looking to follow Azeez’s Premier League journey from the first day of next season.
📌 Did You Know?
- Femi Azeez’s full registered name is Oluwafemi Javier Azeez Beloso, reflecting his Nigerian and Spanish heritage. He was born in Westminster on June 5, 2001, and grew up in Northwood, a suburb in the London Borough of Hillingdon.
- His younger brother Miguel Azeez is also a professional footballer. Miguel, who plays as a midfielder, represented England at youth level and was on Arsenal’s books before moving abroad. The brothers come from one of the more remarkable footballing families in London’s non league feeder system.
- Azeez began his senior career at Northwood FC, a non-league club in the Southern League, before moving to Wealdstone. A loan spell at Hanwell Town followed before Reading gave him his first Football League contract in 2019.
- He spent five seasons at Reading, including a loan at Bracknell Town in 2020. Reading were relegated from the Championship during his time there, and his final appearances for the club came in League One before Millwall signed him in the summer of 2024.
- Azeez won the EFL Championship Player of the Month award for February 2026 after contributing five goals or assists across five consecutive matches during that run, making him one of only a handful of players to win the award in their debut Championship season at a new club.
- Because Azeez never represented England or Spain at any youth international level, FIFA rules allow him to choose Nigeria without needing a formal clearance application. His international pathway to the Super Eagles was therefore straightforward once the NFF made contact.
- Millwall lost 2-0 on aggregate to Hull City in the 2025/26 Championship playoff semi-final, ending their promotion bid at the penultimate stage. Had Millwall gone up automatically or via the playoff final, Azeez would have been a Premier League player regardless of any transfer, which may have altered the dynamics of the summer market around him significantly.