Portland Timbers striker Fanendo Adi is reportedly looking to leave Portland and move to Mexican side Tigres.

Adi's representatives told Goal.com that the 25-year-old striker is looking to move to a stronger league and more competitive team in hopes of raising his stock with the Nigeria National Team.

But the Timbers have no interest in engaging Tigres on their offer for Adi, the club confirmed to the Oregonian/OregonLive Monday. The Nigerian striker signed a three-year extension with the Timbers in March and the club has no plans to transfer its top forward at this time.

Adi, who leads the Timbers with nine goals this season and has 34 goals in 54 MLS regular seasons starts for Portland since 2014, has been linked to a handful of clubs in recent months, including Tigres, English Premier League side Crystal Palace and Scottish sides Rangers and Celtic, among others.

But the reports of Adi's interest in moving to Tigres were given more validity Monday when Adi retweeted Goal.com's story from his official Twitter account. Shortly, after retweeting the article, Adi thanked the Timbers on Twitter.

Adi's representative told Goal.com Tuesday that the 25-year-old was "frustrated" that the Timbers were unwilling to transfer him.

"I personally think he needs to move to another league as he will get the necessary exposure and quickly return to the national team again as staying in the MLS too long hampers his chances of being in the Super Eagles, which is the desire of every player who plays at the top level," Adi's representative told Goal.com.

But moving such an important player at this point wouldn't make much sense for the Timbers, who are just one point below the red line and will likely be in a tight playoff race heading into the fall.

-- Jamie Goldberg | jgoldberg@oregonian.com

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