Head coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Eric Chelle has stepped up his pursuit of a new number 10 for the team with Alex Iwobi the only viable option in the position at the moment.
Like we exclusively reported, the coach has listed a new creative player as part of his priorities in the team going forward and has already started the process of identifying likely options.
We can exclusively reveal that Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Francis Onyeka who spent last season on loan to VFL Bochum in the second division is top of his list.
The 19 year old scored 8 goals in 30 league games last season, and the club believe he has gained sufficient experience to try out with a team in the top division.
According to Sky, newly promoted SV Elversberg have agreed all terms of having him on a season long loan deal next season. Their second signing after Maurice Krattenmacher joined from FC Bayern on a permanent deal on Friday.
Chelle has now detailed his scouting team to reach out to him in a bid to convince him to play for Nigeria, after representing Germany at various youth levels.
Contacts have been established with his representatives, and one source revealed that his father is open to the idea of his son switching nationality to Nigeria but will leave him to have the final say.
Mohammed Mowiz Suleiman
