Southampton winger Nathan Tella who is in frame for a senior national team spot with Nigeria will be out of action for a while due to an injury according to coach of the team Ralph Hasenhuttl.

Tella is enjoying his breakthrough season at the club with as many as four first team appearances this season but he now faces a spell on the sidelines.

Base on Hasenhuttl’s statement, the injury doesn’t look like one that will keep him out for a long while provided he doesn’t suffer a setback.

His breakthrough has fired up talks of a call up to the senior national team of Nigeria with Tunde Adelakun chief scout of the coach of Nigeria Gernot Rohr confirming the 21 year old among the players he is tracking.

“In Southampton, I am still watching Nathan Tella, it’s great to see he’s now making starts in the Premier League”, Adelakun said last year.

“The main aim is to get the best players to play for Nigeria. It doesn’t matter whether he is based in Europe or Nigeria. We want the best players,” he concluded in an interview with the BBC in October 2020.

Nigeria international defender Tyronne Ebuehi will miss the next couple of games for Dutch side FC Twente after picking up an injury over the weekend.

The 25 years old who missed two years of competitive football due to injury appears to have returned to his best with 17 appearances and one assist to his name at Twente, where he is on loan from Benfica.

Last Sunday he was replaced after 45 minutes against Groningen with an ankle injury which will see him miss some weeks of action although the initial scan showed no serious damage to his ankle.

An x-ray has been done on the ankle and it showed no damage at all but with the defender still in pains a scan is the best solution as it will help in telling the length of time he will be out.

Reports has it that the swollen around the ankle is a lot better than it was on Sunday , which could mean a swift return to the pitch for the player the club aim to keep at the end of his loan spell.

Coach of Leicester City Brendan Rodgers has hinted that Nigeria international midfielder Wilfred Ndidi could be worth as high as £150 million if he adds some other qualities to his game.

The coach while speaking ahead of Leicester City’s clash against Chelsea waxed lyrical about the midfield partnership of Ndidi and Youri Tielemans.

Ndidi who has been linked with a likely move away from the team in the summer if they don’t qualify for the UEFA Champions League at the end of the season is seen as one who brings out the best in Tielemans.

He reckon that the duo compliment each other with their various individual qualities and finding a player who possess what both players have will cost as high as £150m. An idea of how much it will cost teams interested in Ndidi to price the 24 year old from the Foxes.

“They play different roles. This is the beauty of this league, there’s so much diversity in terms of styles you play against and systems too,” Rodgers told the club website.

“You have to have flexibility, but those two really complement each other. Wilf had a great game the other night in a high-intensity game with lots of duels, where you’ve got to win your headers, got to be strong, got to be aggressive, got to cover ground. Youri does that too but then [Ndidi] can pass it to Youri and he can play the forward passes.

“There’s a great combination there between the two. If you can get that in one player, he’s probably worth £150M. They both have their own strengths and they complement each other very well.”

Legendary football superstar Ronaldo de Lima has contacted the entourage of Almeria Nigerian striker Sadiq Umar over a switch to his team Real Valldolid.

Ronaldo who is the owner and president of the La Liga club tried to lure the 23 year old Nigerian striker to his club last week but met a brick wall in Almeria who were not in anyway open to discussing a move away for the lanky forward.

17th placed Valladolid have goal scoring issues with their highest striker so far having just three goals and with Umar scoring 11 goals in 15 games for second division side Almeria in all competitions, he was their prime target to solve the crisis.

“ Yes we had talks with Ronaldo over Sadiq. He sees him as one striker every team needs but the deal he has with Almeria is so secure and even when inquiry was made it was dismissed almost immediately. Almeria want to return to the La Liga and Sadiq is part of their plans for that to happen”, his representative told Owngoalnigeria.com.

The top scorer for Nigeria at Rio 2016 Olympics signed a five year deal with Almeria who are pushing for a return to the La Liga with Sadiq helping them in their quest as well as a personal glory of finishing as top scorer.

Premier League champions Liverpool host Burnley at the Anfield in a game from the 18th round of the competition. The Reds find themselves at 4th place in the league standings right now, so for them winning the three points is a must. Let’s preview it in these free soccer betting tips.

It sounds difficult to believe it, but Liverpool are without a win in four consecutive matches in the Premier League. For a last time Jurgen Klopp’s team won against Crystal Palace in London when the champions scored 7 goals.

Few days ago Liverpool had the opportunity to climb back to top, but they only got a point during a 0-0 draw with Manchester United at the Anfield. The manager Jurgen Klopp looked helpless after the game admitting he can’t really explain why his team is not scoring goals.

Liverpool are without a goal scored in their last three matches and they scored just one in the last four. Because of this the Reds are now three points behind the leader Manchester United.

Liverpool are not doing bad in defense in the absence of Virgil van Dijk, but their problem remains the lack of goals. Against Manchester United Klopp used his star trio Salah – Mane – Firmino in attack, but for some reason no goals were scored again.

Meanwhile the talented midfielder Thiago returned on the pitch for his Anfield debut, but the Spanish ace did not help as well. In the second half against United Klopp put Divock Origi and Curtis Jones on the pitch, but nothing really changed.

Diogo Jota’s injury does not help as well. The Portuguese striker made a huge impression since his arrival from Wolverhampton Wanderers, but now he’s sidelined, too. Naby Keita, Joel Matip and Joe Gomez are not avaliable as well.

Despite the champions’ trouble in attack, Burnley are complete underdogs for this visit to Liverpool. Sean Dyche’s team is 17th in the standings with 16 points won and they should expect a tough fight for survival in the remaining rounds. Burnley won just four of their matches so far and they have just four points advantage in front of 18th Fulham.

In their last game Burnley lost for a 9th time this season. The Clarets traveled to face West Ham in the capital, but the game ended with a 1-0 win for the Hammers. Because of this the manager Sean Dyche could be doing some changes in his line-up for the next game.

Players like Jay Rodriguez, Matej Vydra and Dwight McNeil entered the pitch from the bench against West Ham, so maybe there’s a chance to see them starting at the Anfield. Doing rotations is a must when you have two games in one week.

That’s the free soccer betting tips for the Premier League clash between Liverpool and Burnley on Thursday. The Reds are in a position in which they must win this game at any cost. Liverpool didn’t score a single goal in their last three Premier League matches, but now they must put an end to this negative run. Let’s see if they can do it.