Nigeria centre-forward Precious Benjamin of SCR Altach is being linked with a move from Bundesliga side Hoffenheim to Austrian second-tier club Austria Lustenau, with the 19-year-old’s future the subject of growing transfer speculation.
The teenager, who stands at 1.82m and is valued at €250k on Transfermarkt, is currently registered with Altach in Austria but is listed in Germany as a Hoffenheim player in the latest rumour reports, raising the prospect of a change of employer or even a free-agent scenario if contractual ties are clarified in the coming weeks. No contract expiry date is recorded and the reported probability of the move is marked only as “?”, underlining how early the discussions remain.
Born on 1 October 2006 in Yenagoa, Benjamin is a right-footed centre-forward who operates through the middle of the attack. Having been developed in the Hoffenheim system before emerging in Austria with Altach, he has built his reputation as a raw but athletic striker capable of leading the line at senior level.
Recent Austrian reports have highlighted his involvement for Altach in their 2025-26 campaign, most notably in a tight league meeting earlier this month, when he featured up front in a narrow defeat that ended 1-0 on 8 June. Although he did not score, his movement and hold-up play were picked out as positives for a player still learning the demands of top-flight football.
A switch to Austria Lustenau, relegated and now in the 2. Liga, would likely be framed as a development move, giving Benjamin regular minutes in a less pressurised environment. Should he become a free agent, that relatively modest €250k valuation could look like a bargain for a club seeking upside in the centre-forward position, and the transfer – if completed – could prove a significant staging post in shaping his reputation in both Austria and Germany.
