Coach of Fenerbahce Dick Advocaat says he has told Nigerian forward Emmanuel Emenike to look for another club, as there is no spot for him in his squad.

Emenike according to Turkish website Fanatik is close to agreeing a loan deal to Russian side Rubin Kazan, with an option of joining the team permanently in the summer after his loan deal.

Fenerbahce are demanding 5 million euros as his permanent transfer fee while the Russian side are pushing for a fee of 2.5 million euros. The disparity in their valuation of the star is the reason why the deal is yet to be agreed.

The Nigerian has not experienced the best of time with the Turkish side since joining them three seasons ago, with two separate loan spells in the UAE and England failing to provide the desired result needed to re-ignite his poor form.

He started this season as the top striker for Fenerbahce but suffered a terrible dip in form which made him lost his spot in the team, with Dutch coach Advocaat preferring Moussa Sow and Robin Van Persie ahead of the Nigerian.

Reports reaching Owngoalnigeria.com has it that Egyptian giants Al-Ahly have made a formal approach to Turkish side Osmanlispor for the services of their Nigerian forward Aminu Umar.

Umar has been heavily linked with a move to English Premier League side Hull City and Russian giants CSKA Moscow with Turkish giants Besiktas also in the hunt for him according to reports.

However Al-Ahly are the first to formal approach Osmanlispor for his services according to reports exclusively gathered by Owngoalnigeria.com transfer expert Daniel Martins.

” Al Ahly have made a bid for Umar, it’s a bid in the region of what Osmanlispor are demanding, although things are stilly sketchy at the moment, there are indications that he could earn more in Egypt,” Martins told Owngoalnigeria.com.

” He (Aminu) is aware of the bid, but he is yet to respond to it. Al-Ahly are an ambitious side and if they pull this transfer through it will be a big statement of how attractive they have become”.

An explanation as to why Henry Onyekuru didn’t play for Belgian side Eupen in their 0-5 loss to Bayern Munich has been provided by the club.

20 year old Onyekuru has been linked with a move to Fenerbahce, CSKA Moscow and Hoffeinheim in this January transfer window after a whirlwind start to the season in Belgium.

The forward who has ten goals from 21 games this season has however confessed that he is hanging out for a move to English Premier League giants Arsenal missed his team friendly tie against Bayern Munich yesterday.

His absence lead to talks of an imminent departure from the team but a club source revealed to Owngoalnigeria.com that his absence has nothing to do with a move away from the club.

” He recently underwent an appendicitis operation, he is still recovering. That is why he didn’t play in yesterday’s game. He is with us and he will remain with us”, he told Owngoalnigeria.com.

German Bundesliga 2 side Hannover 96 are battling to convince their hot in demand German-Nigerian forward Joel Noah Sarenren-Bazee who is on the wishlist of three Bundesliga sides in this January transfer window to sign a new deal.

Sarenren-Bazee is reportedly courting interest from Schalke 04, Wolfsburg and Borrussia Monchengladbach after a fantastic first half of the season with promotion chasing Hannover 96.

Hannover 96 are keen on tying the 20 year old to a new deal, but so far talks have failed to progress as expected and they are facing the prospect of losing the highly rated forward, who is one of the break away stars in the second division in German.

At the moment he is nursing a slight knock picked up in training, which has put a halt to talks of an extension of his current deal which has 18 months to run.

He is one of the several players on the watch list of the coach of the Nigeria senior national team Gernot Rohr, who according to exclusive reports gathered by Owngoalnigeria.com has already held talks with the forward over playing for Nigeria ahead of Germany.

Out of favour Celtic defender Efe Ambrose has missed out on a big chance to impress manager Brendan Rodgers after missing out on the team’s trip to Dubai.

Celtic are in Dubai for warm weather camping but the Nigerian was stopped from making the trip with the Scottish side due to immigration issues.

A statement on the official website revealed that the 28 year old centre back had visa issues, hence failed to make the trip with the rest of the squad to Dubai.

The Nigerian has fallen out of favour at Celtic, after a not too impressive start under Brendan Rodgers with two high profile errors in the early games of the manager’s reign.

Ambrose saw a deadline day move to Belgian side Standard Liege collapsed, and missed out on a spot in the official list of the team’s squad for this season campaign, as they expected him to move.

Linked with a host of teams during the January transfer window, he has reportedly turned down clubs interested in his services as he wants to remain in Scotland, where he is due for citizenship in July.

The departure of John Obi Mikel from Europe to the Far East means either Alex Iwobi or Victor Moses will in the coming days become Nigeria’s highest paid footballer in Europe.
Mikel was Nigeria’s highest earning player in Europe on £80,000 a week before his move to Chinese side Tianjin Teda, leaving Moses and Iwobi with the chance to take his spot going by reports on talks about a new deal for the duo by their respective clubs.

The English Premier League duo are presently the top two high earning Nigerians in Europe, and they are both reportedly in talks with their employers over a new deal.

Iwobi is set to be rewarded with a new deal and pay package by the Gunners after becoming one of the main stay of the first team in just over a year, since his professional bow.

He currently earns £30,000 a week bur reports suggest he is about to be rewarded with double his current pay, which will take his weekly wage to £60,000 a week.

Moses has experienced an upturn in fortune at Chelsea under Antonio Conte, with the Nigerian now firmly established as a regular in the manager’s favourite 3-4-3 system.

Talks are reportedly underway for him to be rewarded with a new deal and pay away from his present £55,000 a week deal to ward off rumoured interest from Barcelona.

Former Nigeria U-17 trainee Francis Tochukwu Okoli had a debut to remember for Portuguese side Vizela with a goal to his name in their 2-2 draw against Pacos de Ferreira in a Portuguese League Cup tie.

His goal was the first of the game which has been deadlocked at 0-0 before his introduction, although his team fail to claim a major upset after they let a 2-0 lead slip to draw 2-2.

19 year old Okoli who missed out on selection to the last U-17 World Cup for Nigeria due to a groin injury, was introduced for his debut in the 75th minute and he scored with his first touch two minutes later.

Known for his quick feet and pace, the forward was born and brought up in Kaduna, where he was scouted during a scout tournament in Abuja.

He is reportedly one of the numerous Nigerian players in the second division in Portugal managed by Nigerian intermediary Babawo Mohammed.