The agent of Chidozie Awaziem Graham Heydorn has reacted to news in the Turkish media linking Boavista Nigerian defender Chidozie Awaziem with a move to Besiktas of Turkey.

Awaziem was signed on a permanent deal by Boavista from FC Porto after a successful loan spell last season for a fee which makes him the most expensive transfer in the history of the club.

Many see the move as a sign that he will e sold almost immediately this summer as severally teams are interested in his services and Boavista will make a hefty profit from the €5 million they spent on him.

Besiktas is among the teams keen on him but they want a loan deal with the option of signing him permanently next year for a nominal fee which has been reported to be below what Boavista want for the defender.

His agent Graham Heydorn however confirmed that Besiktas are indeed interested in Awaziem but they are one of the options he has for the 24 year old “ Besiktas is one of my many options”, he told OwnGoalNigeria.com when contacted about the interest of Besiktas in his client.

Huesca midfielder Kelechi Nwakali is among foreign based players under consideration to be a part of the Super Eagles squad for the July 4th friendly game against Mexico, OwnGoalNigeria.com understands.

Already coach of the Nigerian team Gernot Rohr has confirmed that the game will be prosecuted by largely home base players with Austin Eguavoen to stand in as coach.

The Technical Director of the NFF is open to the idea of having some foreign based players in the team for the game that will be played in the USA and Nwakali is among the players he is considering.

Nwakali had a fulfilled second half of the season helping second division side Alcorcon beat the drop to the third division during a six months loan spell.

Meanwhile they are indications that captain of the Super Eagles Ahmed Musa who is on a short term deal with Nigeria Professional League side Kano Pillars won’t be available for the game.

Musa is expected to travel around same time to Europe as he bid to return back to where he believe he can get his career back on track after a failed stint in Saudi Arabia.

Newly signed Genk of Belgium defender Mujaid Sadick is leaving his options when it comes to international football open for the main time following contacts from Nigeria and fellow rivals Ghana.

The 21 year old defender recently made a high profile move from 3rd division Spanish side Deportivo La Coruna To Genk after an impressive season.

Although he has represented Spain at U18 and U19 level he is open to the idea of switching allegiance to either of Nigeria or Ghana as he qualifies for both nations.

Sadick who holds the record of the youngest debutant in the La Liga for Deportivo La Coruna when he made his debut in 2018 against Villarreal played in all but one game last season for the Spanish side.

His future at international level will spark debates if as expected he excels at the Belgium side next season with Spain not keen on capping him like the West Brom.

After series of training session with Enyimba’s first choice goalkeeper John Noble in the camp of the Super Eagles as many as five players have aired their views on his qualities.

Noble has been part of the squad for their last four games after impressing coach Gernot Rohr with his performance for Enyimba in the CAF Confederation cup game against Rives United which the coach watched.

Rohr is yet to hand the shot stopper his international bow and even when Francis Uzoho pulled up injured before the second consecutive friendly game against Cameroon. The coach turned to Maduka Okoye who earlier said will be rested.

Reacting on the decision, the players who took out time to speak with OwnGoalNigeria.com unanimously agreed that the shot stopper has a major weakness when it comes to ball handling.

We gathered from them that during test games or training drills he usually concedes the most. A claim which is a mirror of his form for Enyimba where he has also conceded goals he could have saved.

French Ligue 1 side Olympique Lyon are reportedly weighing up a move for Club Brugge Nigerian forward David Okereke, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.

Okereke had a very poor season with just four goals to his name but per French publication L’Equipe he is on a shortlist of strikers the club want to sign as replacement for Karl Toko Ekambi who is expected to leave the club this summer.

Ekambi ended the season with 14 goals and seven assists, a form which Lyon want to cash in on and already they have Okereke and two others in Giovanni Simeone and Roger Marti of Cagliari and Levante respectively.

Signed for €8 million two summers ago from Italian side Spezia, he started his stint at the club with a flourish but he has since suffered a calamitous dip in form that has led to his inactivity the past few months.

French Ligue 1 side Nantes are facing one of their biggest challenge this season since beating the drop via playoff as they are currently not sure of keeping their talisman Moses Simon.

Simon has been pivotal for the French side for two straight seasons which started with an initial loan spell before signing permanently from Levante last summer .

The Nigerian still has three years to run on his deal with the club but he could push for a move this summer unless they improve on the squad.

Already rival Ligue 1 teams have registered their interest on signing him
via his representatives who will likely have a discussion with the club before a decision on his future is reached.

The teams who have so far reached out to Simon’s representatives are teams that finished ahead of Nantes in the just concluded season. A price tag of €15 million has been placed on him.

Despite interest from teams in Turkey, Germany and Russia his immediate priority is to remain in the Ligue 1 where he has settled down to life but a bid from an English team could sway his decision.

Reports emerging from Port Harcourt has it that coach Stanley Eguma of Nigeria Professional Football League side Rivers United has been kidnapped by unknown gunmen.

Per a report on Nigerianfootballer.com, the coach was abducted along Enugu axis on his way back from their recent league game against Adamawa United which was played in Gombe State.

Eguma was said to be traveling alongside two of his personal assistants in his official car which is different from that of the players when he was abducted.

It’s still unclear if his assistants were also abducted as Rivers United are yet to release an official statement on the incident even though their coach hasn’t been seen for two days now.

The possible departure of Wilfred Ndidi from Leicester City this summer has a timeline to happen else he stays at the club, Owngoalnigeria.com can exclusively reveal.

Ndidi is believed to be on the wishlist of several top teams around Europe after another brilliant season where he helped the Foxes lift the FA Cup for the first time in their history.

Leicester City won’t stand in his way if he decides to leave this summer but they have a price range of around £65-75 million as his transfer fee. They expect to as usual use money generated from the deal to beef up their squad.

They have now communicated to his representatives that any transfer for the 24 years old has to happen on or before the 14 of August when the English Premier League resumes.

The decision was taken as it will give them ample time to source for his replacement and also blend with the team before the start of the another season. It is their tradition to always set a deadline for transfer of players we gathered.

Almeria have decided to lower their asking price for Nigerian striker Sadiq Umar who is a key target for La Liga side Sevilla this summer.

The release clause in the contract of the 24 years old is €60 million but following their inability to gain promotion to the LaLiga they have slashed it to €30 million. Some other sources claim it’s between €20-25 million.

Even at that he will still go into the record books as the most expensive sale in the history of Almeria who are open to the idea of cashing in on the Nigerian but at their own terms.

Sevilla are locked in talks with the camp of the lanky striker who has a personal relationship with the technical director of the Andalusian Monchi.

Monchi struck up a good relationship with the 22 goals striker during their time at Italian side Roma and was pivotal in his decision to leave on loan to further aid his development.

He sees the Nigerian as a player who can perfectly replaced Luuk De Jong who is expected to leave the team of the Europa League winners before the end of this summer transfer window.

Although Sevilla are also looking at Joselu, Sadiq is seen as a more realistic target with coach Julen Lopetugui also a keen admirer of the former Nigeria U23 forward.

The Super Eagles of Nigeria will lose their position as 3rd placed team on the African continent base on the FIFA Rankings when it is released for the month of May.

Nigeria played two games against Cameroon during the international break losing 0-1 and drawling 0-0 in the games separated by a four days interval.

By virtue of that it will see them lose points and drop to 5th behind Algeria and Morocco respectively who were both victorious during the last round of international friendly games.

Super Eagles will likely drop to 34th in the world from their present position of 32 at the moment. Cameroon who are 8th in Africa will move up to 6th behind the Nigerian team.

Coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Gernot Rohr has long voice out his wish for the Super Eagles to be among the top five in Africa as it will come handy in the final rounds of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers.

The top five teams will be seeded in the final round of the qualifying series which will be played on home and away basis in the new format for the African qualifiers.