Galatasaray latest signing Lesley Ugochukwu has been told he has a chance of playing for the senior national team of Nigeria despite initially turning down the chance, OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal.
Six days ago the 22 year old joined the Turkish side side on loan from Burnley for an initial £3m with an
option of making the deal permanent next summer for another £22.5m or his transfer becomes obligatory if he makes 25 appearances.
The former France Under-21 international has passed a medical and Galatasaray say he has agreed a contract worth £2.25m a year, and will now work towards making it permanent at the end of the season.
A nephew to former Nigeria international defender Onyekachi Apam, his desire has always been to make the step up to the French senior team, but head coach of the Nigerian team Eric Chelle has left the door open if he decides to have a change of mind.
” He (Lesley) is not a priority at the moment, but in the event that he has a change of mind then we can have a discussion. However playing for Nigeria also means having regular games with your club, so he has to do that for it to happen”, a source stated.
Mohammed Mowiz Suleiman
