Tottenham Hotspur have started the new English Premier League season with an unbeaten run in their first five games of the season following a 2-2 draw away at the home of their north London rival Arsenal, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
At the heart of their performance is 20 year old Destiny Udogie, who was signed last summer from Udinese and sent out on loan almost immediately to fellow Serie A side Hellas Verona.
Now back at Spurs, Udogie has cemented the left full back spot, so much that talks over his nationality has once again hit the news as he is eligible for both Nigeria and Italy, where he is presently a player for their U21 team, progressing from the U16 to his present level.
As another international window draws near and with Italy set to take on Malta and England on the 14th and 17th of October respectively in the Euros qualifiers, Udogie is prime for his first senior call up to the Italian team.
However all that could have changed if he accepted an approach by the then coach of the Nigerian team Gernot Rohr to commit his future to the senior national team of Nigeria, three years ago.
Speaking on the approach, the left full back admitted that he battled the temptations of switching to Nigeria with the chance of an instant shot at senior international football.
” When you are my age and a senior team approaches you. You will definitely be tempted like I was but I have always wanted Italy, so that helped my decision. I think it was a straight forward decision but laced with thoughts of if I should or not”, he said.
Ade Emmanuel
