Odion Ighalo proposed £17m move to West Bromwich Albion from fellow Premier League side Watford is expected to be concluded in 48 hours alongside the departure of Saido Berahino to Stoke City from the Hawthorns.

Ighalo according to various reports has already bid farewell to his Watford teammates as his move to West Brom draws near with medical reportedly scheduled for Saturday before his eventual unveiling by the club.

His transfer to West Brom will see want away forward Berahino move to Stoke City for a fee in the region of £12m after his refusal to sign a contract extension in favour of a move away from the team.

Their proposed transfers is currently on top of Sky Sports list of transfers expected to be done in the next 48 hours barring any hitches.

Owngoalnigeria.com understands that Nigeria Rio 2016 star Sadiq Umar could return to Roma from fellow Serie A side Bologna before the end of the January transfer window as they need him as a back up forward to Edin Dzeko.

Sadiq joined Bologna on a co-ownership deal in the summer from Roma but has suffered struggled to get games due to fitness issues, as he has suffered two injury setback since joining the team. He recently underwent surgery for an ankle injury which has kept him out of their games this year.

Roma are reportedly searching for a back up to forward Edin Dzeko and Sadiq who had his breakthrough at the team last season is widely regarded by the club as a capable replacement if the Bosnian is unavailable .

However the technicalities of his proposed return is still been worked out by both teams with Bologna due some form of compensation from Roma due to the complex nature of their co-ownership arrangements.

Jololo like he is called by friends and associates was top scorer for Nigeria at the Rio 2016 Olympics where Nigeria won bronze, thanks to his brace against Honduras in the third place tie.

Arsenal Legend Thierry Henry believes the team presently don’t need West Ham rebel Dmitri Payet as Nigerian forward Alex Iwobi has the potential to be like the French man in a not too distant future.

Payet has gone on strike in his bid to force a move away from West Ham to Marseille but there are reports that Arsenal could step in and snatch the 29 year old who joined West Ham 18 months ago. A claim manager of Arsenal Arsene Wenger has denied.

Henry who works as pundit for Sky Sports believes Wenger is right when he said Arsenal are in no need for a player like Payet at the moment, citing Iwobi as one player who could play at same level like Payet if given time.

” I don’t think Arsenal need a player like Payet at the moment. They have Iwobi who could be like Payet in few years time, he has been good for Arsenal playing through the middle”, Henry said on Sky Sports.

” Iwobi needs games to fulfill his potentials and signing a player like Payet could limit his playing time, and it could spell doom for his development”.

Little known Kaduna born forward Donatus Edafe has put pen to paper on a three year deal with Slovenia side ND Gorica, where he had successful trials last year.

18 year old Donatus last represented Mighty Jets of Jos in the Nigeria National League (NNL) , where his all action style of play earned him the nickname Obafemi Martins, due to similarities in his style of play with that of the former Inter-Milan star.

He is a childhood friend of Gent of Belgium forward Moses Simon and last season top scorer in the Nigeria Professional Football League Godwin Obaje of Wikki Tourist, and they all started their careers at local side Moderate Stars FC.

Gorica now have two Nigerians on their books in Bede Osuji and Donatus, further more Owngoalnigeria.com gathered that the deal was brokered by former Nigeria International Bennedict Akwuegbu.

Former Super Eagles captain and goalkepper Vincent Enyeama is reportedly inching closer to the end of his career as a professional footballer.

The 34 year old Lille shot stopper has been number one for the french side since 2012, and report has it that he could quit active football in three or four years time.

Lille have already identified his long term successor in France U-20 shot stopper Bingourou Kamara who keeps goal for second division side Tours according to Foot Mercato.
Kamara comes highly recommended with 63 Ligue 2 games for Tour and lots of international games and honour with the French U-20 national team.

He is presently favoured ahead of Enyeama’s deputy at the club Mike Maignan and third choice shot stopper Jean Butez.

German second division side Greuther Furth are looking for a loan destination for former captain of the Nigeria Olympic team Erhun Obanor according to reports gathered by Owngoalnigeria.com online editor.

20 year old Obanor is rated as one of the best emerging full backs in Nigeria, and his fine form for the Nigeria Olympic team during the early stage of their formation made coach Samson Siasia hand him the captain band.

He however failed to make the final 22 man squad for the Rio 2016 Olympics, where Nigeria won bronze after defeating Honduras in the third place tie.

Obanor joined the German side in the summer but work permits issues delayed his registration for the team until few months ago, but he still failed to make an appearance before the end of the first stanza of the league in Germany.

Presently the team is willing to loan him out before the end of the January transfer window to where he is guarantee games to help his integration into European football.

The dream of young Nigerian forward Henry Onyekuru to play for English Premier League side Arsenal has received strong backing from his teammate.

Siebe Blondelle who plays in same team as the Nigerian at Belgian side KAS Eupen believes the 19 year old has what it takes to play for a team like Arsenal, the team he has said he wants to play for.

The Aspire Academy who says Arsenal legend Thierry Henry is his idol, has similar qualities to the French star according to Blondelle.

Onyekuru reportedly turned down offers from top teams in Europe in order to pursue his dream of playing for Arsenal, which he hope to achieve by increasing his present goal tally of 10 league goal in the first half of the season.

” He has the qualities to play for Arsenal, aside from the Henry on the back of his shirt, they have at least another thing in common which is speed. I cannot keep up with him in training.

“Henry is so fast that he does not need to dribble, he just pushes the ball and runs behind”, Blondelle told Het Laatste Nieuws.

Vitoria Setubal Nigerian midfielder Mikel Agu has banished the injury demons that have slowed down his career in the past by staying fit for his current employers.

The FC Porto loanee has been ever present for Vitoria Setubal this season, posting man of the match performances in most of the games they have played so far.

” Am getting back to my best after the serious injury I had in 201, and my time in Belgium with Club Brugge didn’t go as planned. I’m happy in Vitoria, I want to continue playing at my best to help the club to a new level”, Agu told Record.

The 23 year old who has been on the fringes of the Nigeria U20 and 23 teams in the past, is also hoping to catch the attention of Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr ahead of the friendly game against Senegal in March.

” Have always maintain that it’s my dream to play for Nigeria. I believe the opportunity may arise now due to my club form. Am hopeful more than ever”.

Liverpool teen star Ovie Ejaria has been rated the best player for Liverpool in their 1-0 win over Plymouth in the FA Cup replay.

Ejaria was on for the entire duration of the game, and showed his near perfect passing abilities by completing all of the 44 passes he attempted in the first half.

Overall, he misplaced just three passes out of 91 attempt and won praises from followers of the team mostly on social media.

Thisisanfield.com gave the Anglo Nigerian and fellow youngster Trent Alexander-Arnorld a rating of 7.5, the highest rating of all players on the pitch as Liverpool secure progress to the next round of the FA Cup courtesy of a Lucas Leivia strike.

Ovie Ejaria – 7.5

Looked more comfortable in the centre of the park than Stewart, and kept things ticking over when the side were in possession.

Showed good control and played some neat passes in midfield, coming out of the game with a passing accuracy of 97%.