Turkish Superlig side Trabzonspor have paid €500,000 officially to Leeds United as part payment of the transfer fee of Ghanaian striker Caleb Ekuban.

The talented forward was on loan from Championship side Leeds United and his impressive performance has made the Black Sea Storm to trigger his €1 Million buy-out clause.

Footballmadeinghana.com can exclusively reveal that the first installment of the money which is €500,000 was paid to the English club on Thursday and the remaining will be settled when the player returns from the AFCON, and signs the contract.

Ekuban netted eight goals and provided three assists in 36 games in all competitions as Trabzonspor finished 4th in the Turkish topflight.