The decision of the captain of the senior national team of Nigeria Ahmed Musa to join Turkish side Fatih Karagumruk came as a shock to many but financially it’s sound deal.

Musa joined the ambitious Turkish side on a free transfer after exercising the option of leaving for free in his deal with Kano Pillars if he gets a deal abroad before the end of the summer transfer window.

OwnGoalNigeria.com gathered from those privy to the deal that it’s worth around $2.5 million a year in salary and other bonuses, which is around 1 billion Naira a year in Nigerian currency.

At the club he will team up with other big name players like Fabio Borini, Emiliano Viviano, Lucas Biglia and Andrea Bertolacci but he will be the highest earner at the club. He will earn around $40,000 a week including bonuses.

We gathered it’s a three year deal which also have special incentive that includes bonus for qualification to either the UEFA Champions League or Europa League. There is also a financial reward if he finishes as top scorer in the team.

Just two years ago Wisdom Ubani who recently joined Croatian side NK Lokomotiva visited Belgium where talks were held with league giants Anderlecht.

Ubani was rumored to be close to penning a five year deal with the Vincent Kompany led team after impressing at the U17 Africa Cup of Nations for the Nigerian team.

He was one of the few bright spark of the Nigerian team that failed to match the height of previous teams before them. As expected it brought about attention from top teams in Europe.

Anderlecht showed the most desire to sign the then 16 year old and invited him and his mother for a tour of their facility in view of signing him when he turns 18. Talks were going smoothly until it came to the position of valuation.

The owners of his economic rights insist on a fee of €1 million which threw the Belgium League giants off their feet. All attempts to lower the fee proved abortive with his minders thinking he will go to the U-17 World Cup and make an impression which will spark a bargaining war.

Unfortunately he got injured prior to the tournament yet still made the squad but his lack of fitness meant he didn’t match same height as he did at the African championship. Furthermore the Nigerian team also crashed out in disappointing fashion in the round of 16.

By that time Anderlecht have already moved on from his file to other players who were not valued as high as Ubani. Another move to Standard Liege where he had trials broke down after looking likely to happen.

Few days ago he picked up the only available but the least of the options he has gotten since he appeared on the scene in 2019 by agreeing to join NK Lokomotiva of Croatia. A move he hope will put him in the shop window of top European teams in the nearest future.

19 times winners of the Congo Dr top division TP Mazembe say they took up the option of signing Nigeria U17 goalkeeper Suleiman Shuaibu after a recommendation by the head coach of of the senior national team of Nigeria Gernot Rohr.

Shuaibu has in the past two years moved from the Nigeria U17 team to the U20s, U23s and Super Eagles. In all those times Rohr has been monitoring the Prince Kazeem Eletu goalkeeper.

An official of the club told a source close to the deal that they wanted a young goalkeeper from Nigeria and contacted Rohr when Shuaibu was mentioned and he gave his blessings.

The 18 year old is not expected to be first choice of the team as Congolese shot stopper Baggio Siadi Ngusa who was signed on same day will likely be take the vacant spot of number one at the club.

However, Shuaibu is seen as one for the future and he proved his worth during a short trial at the club. He was handed a five year deal.

The captain of the senior national team of Nigeria Ahmed Musa has made a surprise move to modest Turkish side Fatih Karagumruk SK per reports in the Turkish media.

Musa will join the team that finished 8th in the Turkish top flight last season from Nigeria Professional Football league side Kano Pillars, where he is playing at the moment but on a deal that allows him to leave for free once an offer comes in from Europe.

Linked with a move to Galatasary, Besiktas and even Fenerbahce he decided to shun the trio for a deal with the modest side as they match his ambition of playing for a team with a plan to make an impression.

According to Turkish online news hub Milliyet, the modest club will announced his arrival this week as all the necessary paper works have been signed by all parties involved in the deal.

“We are ready for the holiday! Let our fans get ready, holiday gifts are on the way,” Karagümrük Vice President Serkan Hurma was quoted by the website.

The coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Gernot Rohr has arrived in Germany on a scouting mission as the date for the start of qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup draws near.

Rohr confirmed in an interview with NationSport that he will be meeting and speaking with players of the Super Eagles alongside his assistant and president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Amaju Pinnick.

He said Pinnick will handle the aspect of players based in England while he and his assistant will take charge of the players based in France and Germany respectively.

“We are meeting some of our players,” the German told NationSport. “The President and my first assistant in Germany, and me in France and Germany.”

His trip to Germany coincides with the decision of Bayern Munich to hand contractual terms to 14 year old Matai Akinmboni after a two week trial at the club.

Standing at an impressive height of 6.2 ft, he is a center back snapped up from MLS side DC United. He is the nephew of Bayern Munich legend Samuel Kuffour and many believe he was instrumental in the deal to bring the young defender to the Allianz Arena.

Akinmboni is eligible to represent Nigeria , Ghana and the United State of America. He will no doubt spark a tug for his international future if in few years time he makes the step up to the Bayern Munich first team.

The major highlight of the training session of Napoli this morning was the individual drill coach of Napoli Luciano Spalleti had with Nigerian forward Victor Osimhen.

After the morning session this morning, the coach took out time alongside his assistant Domenichini to work on the 21 year old with drills aimed at working on his first touch and shooting techniques.

According to Corriere dello Sport , the coach who took over from Gattuso in the summer is keen on improving the fundamentals of the record signing ahead of the start of the season.

Osimhen was made to control the ball with his right and hit with his left without letting it bounce. A drill he repeated severally alternating his foot as the drill which lasted for half an hour intensifies.

Spalleti believes in the talent of Osimhen and he is keen on helping him work on certain areas in his game that will help him surpass last season tally of ten goals in the Serie A next season.

It’s no more news that Villarreal are open to letting Nigerian winger Samuel Chukwueze leave the club before the end of the current summer transfer window on the 31st of August.

The decision to cash in on Chukwueze first of all is hinge on the fact that he has two years left to run on his deal and with no talks yet on an extension, the club want to make a deal now rather than wait till he has a year to run on his deal.

Coach of the team Unai Emery have also been told that he will be only to sign players only if he manages to generate funds by the sale of players and Chukwueze for now looks the most appealing.

Emery want to bring in Pablo Sarabia from PSG as he believe he will give him more options considering he can play through the middle or on the right like Chukwueze.

However any deal for Chukwueze looks complicated for now as he is still recuperating from the injury he picked up last season in the Europa League semi final clash against Arsenal.

He has been offered to Lille, Marseille and recently linked to Everton but in the event that the team fail to what they think is his valuation, they will push to extend his deal by at least a year to keep their hope of maximizing profit from his sale alive.

The President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Amaju Pinnick has been accused of using underhand tactics to coerce Watfords new signing Dapo Mebude into dumping Scotland for Nigeria .

Dapo who is eligible for Nigeria at senior level is a strong part of the U19 team of Scotland since 2018 with four goals from 11 appearances to his name after his rapid rise from the U17 where he had one goal from six appearances.

Rated as one of the surest teen prospect in Scottish football, the 19 year old recently joined newly promoted English Premier League side Watford and he got off to a flier with a goal in his first game for the club in pre season.

His move to Watford was celebrated by the Nigerian press, so much that the president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Amaju Pinnick had to take a picture with him and the other Nigerians at the club.

That picture didn’t go down well with the press in Scotland and they are accusing Pinnick of using ambush methods to persuade the forward into playing for Nigeria.

Per the reports, Pinnick was said to have classified him as a potential international for Nigeria without respecting the fact that he is presently a core member of the Scottish youth set up.

The termed it as disrespect and also a tactics by Pinnick to turn the head of the teenager into having a change of mind into playing for Nigeria.

The Managing Director of German side Union Berlin Oliver Ruhnert has explained the logic behind their decision to part way with the sum of €6.5m to sign Taiwo Awoniyi from Liverpool.

Awoniyi spent last season on loan at the club and scored five goals in 22 Bundesliga games before injury cut short his fantastic run in the team but he has already made his mark.

Explaining the decision to sign him permanently, Ruhnert told the official website of the club that the robust nature of his play and unconditional will to learn proved decisive in their decision to pay the record fee.

“We got to know and appreciate Taiwo last season. His robustness, his enthusiasm and his unconditional will to learn and develop further were the decisive factors for us to work towards this transfer with all our might. The fact that we actually succeeded is thanks to the efforts of everyone involved to find a suitable solution, ”Oliver Ruhnert said.

Speaking on the move, Awoniyi said he is happy to have finally found a home at the club after years of making temporary move. He said he hope to match same height like he did last season before he suffered the injury that slowed him down.

“I am happy to finally arrive after the many rental stations in recent years and have a home. I owe so much to Union and the fact that I have now been given a firm commitment makes me happy and proud. It’s fantastic that I can continue to go down the great path with the club. I’ll give everything to pick up where I was before my injury, ”said Taiwo Awoniyi.