16 year old Rennes midfielder Lesley Ugochukwu might be fast tracked into the senior national team of Nigeria by coach Gernot Rohr In a bid to beat France to his services.
Ugochukwu signed his first professional deal with Rennes in July with the club planning to use same principle of giving talented youngsters a chance in their first team as the catalyst behind the move.
Eduardo Camavinga who recently made his debut for the senior national team of France made his Ligue 1 debut at the age of 16 playing for Rennes.
Rohr has received glowing scouting reports about the 16 year old from his contacts in France and has subsequently penciled him down for further scouting.
He sees him as a player who can be the long term replacement of Wilfred Ndidi in the Super Eagles hence he is keen on integrating him into the senior team even though he is yet to make his first team debut for Rennes.
The idea is to cap him early to forestall any competition for his international future when he becomes a star in the Ligue 1 as expected.
Osas Mahawi
