Fresh from failing with two bids for France golden boy Kylian Mbappe, Saudi Arabia outfit Al Hilal have now turned their attention to Nigeria international forward Victor Osimhen, OwnGoalNigeria.comunderstands.

Osimhen is locked in contract extension talks with Napoli with two years left to run on his deal but Napoli through president Aurelio De Laurentiis has made it clear that they will be open to the forward leaving if they receive an offer in the region of €200m.

According to L’Équipe today, the Serie A champions have turned down two bids from Al-Hilal for the Nigerian international – the first worth €120m, and the second rising to €140m.

The 24-year-old, who scored 31 goals in all competitions last season is said to be seriously considering the move especially with the huge financial package that comes with it. Although his camp are only talking with Napoli for now over an extension.

After making the two offers in the past few hours, though, Al-Hilal – who earlier this month were unsuccessful in their attempts to bring in Kylian Mbppé – are expected to send in a third bid imminently.

English Premier League side Chelsea have agreed a deal with Rennes for 19 year old midfielder Lesley Ugochukwu for a fee reported to be in the region of £23.5m, reports also said he will be loaned to their sister club Strasbourg in the same Ligue 1 as Rennes.

As soon the move became public knowledge his Nigerian team Ugochukwu made many Nigerians to dig into his roots, especially the fact that he is yet to play for the senior national team of France.

The France U19 international has Nigerian roots which we traced to former Nigeria international defender Onyekachi Apam, who also played for Rennes during his time in the French Ligue 1.

Confirming our information, Apam was asked about his relationship with the soon to be Chelsea midfielder ” He is my nephew”, he said but didn’t reply to subsequent messages about the chances of having him switch nationality to Nigeria.

However in January, while speaking with Shina Okeleji in an interview for Guardian, he said his choice of senior national team is still open even though he is focused on his rise through the various youth levels of the French team.

“I’m only focused on France and my club right now, but my parents are from Nigeria, so I’m not closing any doors,” he told The Guardian.

“As a young player, I cannot look too far ahead by speaking on the future. I am growing at my club, learning and improving with the France team.

“Right now, there’s no pressure on me to make any decision, but we will see what happens in the future.”

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English Premier League side Chelsea have agreed a deal with Rennes for 19 year old midfielder Lesley Ugochukwu for a fee reported to be in the region of £23.5m, reports also said he will be loaned to their sister club Strasbourg in the same Ligue 1 as Rennes.

As soon the move became public knowledge his Nigerian team Ugochukwu made many Nigerians to dig into his roots, especially the fact that he is yet to play for the senior national team of France.

The France U19 international has Nigerian roots which we traced to former Nigeria international defender Onyekachi Apam, who also played for Rennes during his time in the French Ligue 1.

Confirming our information, Apam was asked about his relationship with the soon to be Chelsea midfielder ” He is my nephew”, he said but didn’t reply to subsequent messages about the chances of having him switch nationality to Nigeria.

However in January, while speaking with Shina Okeleji in an interview for Guardian, he said his choice of senior national team is still open even though he is focused on his rise through the various youth levels of the French team.

“I’m only focused on France and my club right now, but my parents are from Nigeria, so I’m not closing any doors,” he told The Guardian.

“As a young player, I cannot look too far ahead by speaking on the future. I am growing at my club, learning and improving with the France team.

“Right now, there’s no pressure on me to make any decision, but we will see what happens in the future.”

Osas Mahawi

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Fulham defender Tosin Adarabiyio has been handed a Nigerian passport paving the way for the 25 year old to play for the senior national team of Nigeria, if he decides to switch allegiance to the senior national team of Nigeria, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.

Adarabiyio has represented England at several youth levels but he hasn’t been capped by the senior national team making him eligible to switch to Nigeria, the country where his father hails from.

Despite inviting the technical director of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Austine Eguavoen to England last season, sources close to the camp of the player say he is still undecided on pledging his future to Nigeria.

Even though he now has a Nigerian passport, we gathered that he is yet to start the process of switching nationality with an application to FIFA making an immediate switch to the Super Eagles highly unlikely. The same can not be said about his future at Fulham, where he has his mind made up on leaving.

French Ligue 1 side Monaco are keen on his signing with the hope that they can sign him on a cheap with a year left on his deal. Coach of Fulham Marco Silva is however hopeful on keeping the Nigerian, believing that he can talk him into signing an extension.

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Nigeria international forward Victor Osimhen stole the headline once again for Italian Serie A side Napoli with two goals in their 4-0 win over Turkish side Hatayspor, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.

Osimhen found the back of the net in the 22nd and 27th minute in the pre season game as they continue the build up to the defence of the Serie A title they won last season. It was their first league title in 33 years and Osimhen was pivotal to the win with 26 league goals.

The Nigerian however didn’t have the best of starts to his career in Europe particularly at German side Wolfsburg, the club he joined immediately after excelling at the U17 World Cup, where he led Nigeria to the title by finishing as top scorer.

Giacomo Pertralito who took the forward to Germany explained that the Nigerian has grown into an exceptional forward, a rapid improvement from his days at Wolfsburg where he claimed the Nigerian couldn’t control the ball. He gave credits to former Napoli coach Luciano Spalletti for his improvement.

”Osimhen? We saw in the Champions League that Napoli lose a lot without him, Milan were lucky in those two matches. He is a unique centre-forward, replacing him immediately is not easy. Bayern, from what I know, don’t want to focus on Osimhen but on Tottenham’s Kane. I took Osimhen to Wolfsburg and he didn’t even know how to block a ball. Spalletti did an impressive technical job on him, he played an incredible role in his growth”, he told Radio CRC , during the broadcast of “Si Gonfia La Rete”.

German giants Bayern Munich have been very busy setting up their team in preparation for the start of the German Bundesliga, where they will be aiming to defend the league title they won on the final day of last season, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.

They are also making decisions on the future of players at the club with some in talks over an extension while others have been shown the exit other. Some will be sent out on loan for further development.

Already they have made a decision on former Nigeria U17 midfielder Daniel Francis, who will join Austrian 4th division side FC Wacker for his second straight loan spell since joining the team last summer. He spent last season at another Austrian side Klangenfurt.

A member of the 2019 Nigeria U17 team, the 19 year old was handed a professional contract for four years by the German side after excelling with their world squad, where he was captain.

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French Ligue 1 side Nantes yesterday forced English Championship side Hull City to a 1-1 draw in a pre season game as they step up preparation for the new season in France, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.

The Ligue 1 side were rescued from defeat by their Nigeria international forward Moses Simon, who drew them level with a trademark far post run and finish from the left.

Simon’s future at the club is still uncertain with a year to go on his deal and no talk have been held over an extension, since he rejected the opening offer by the club towards the end of last season.

While his case is uncertain, the club are moving ahead with plans to improve on the squad particularly in defence and their main target is another Nigeria international in Chidozie Awaziem.

Awaziem spent the 2017/2018 season at the club on loan from FC Porto, he left Porto permanently for Boavista two seasons ago. Last season he was on loan at Croatian side Hajduk Split.

He is now back at Boavista but they are willing to let him leave and talks over a permanent move to Nantes for a fee in the region of €6m is progressing nicely. All parties involved are keen on wrapping up the deal next week.

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Former Nigeria U20 forward Jerome Adams Akor has completed a €5m move from Norwegian side Lillestrom to French Ligue 1 side Montpellier, OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal.

The 23 year old is presently the top scorer in the Norwegian top division with 15 goals in 15 games , a form that led to interest from a whole lot of teams in Europe but Montpellier won the race for his signing with a better offer.

Furthermore, they were the club that showed him the clearest path to regular run of games to further aid his development. Other teams like Union Saint-Gilloise of Belgium, English championship sides Middlesbrough and Leicester City didn’t give him such assurance.

Akor is expected to arrive in France tomorrow after receiving his visa and he will undergo a routine medical, before an official announcement of his signing will be made public. He has already said goodbye to his teammates and coaches.

He was a member of the 2019 Nigeria U20 team to the Under-20 World Cup in Poland led by Paul Aigbogun. They crashed out in the first knock out round with Akor scoring a goal during the group stage.

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