The agent of out of favour Monaco forward Henry Onyekuru says his client will certainly leave the club in the January transfer window.

Onyekuru has played just four games this season with coach Niko Kovac making it clear that the Nigerian is not in his plans paving the way for him to leave the club when the transfer window opens in January.

Ahead of the opening of the window his representative revealed a move to Turkey is on the cards giving more life to rumors of a third Galatasary spell for the 23 year old.

He however hinted that unlike previous seasons when the deal was short term. This time around it will likely be a longer spell on loan or a permanent deal.

“There are rumors. It comes to my ear. Galatasaray is an important option for Onyekuru. Transfer or loan, we’ll see. But I hope it will be for the long term. I cannot say anything about the state of the discussions with Monaco. “

Since joining Monaco on a permanent deal from Everton, Onyekuru has failed to stamp his feet at the club. A form which saw him spend the second half of last season on loan to same club he will likely join in January.

Coach of Villarreal Unai Emery says on loan Real Madrid winger Takefusa Kubo need to do more if he want to be a regular in his team this season.

The coach was instrumental to the signing of the 19 year old after his impressive showing for Mallorca last season but so far he has been reduced to the role of a substitute.

Emery didn’t mince words when he was asked about the future of the teen at his club saying he presently offers little to the team hinting that unless he step up his game, he won’t get more playing time.

“We are not here to give a player ten games in a row if he doesn’t perform.” said Emery. “He is given a match and he must earn more. It is valid for the youth players and for everyone. There is a requirement here and that is to win. “

Other reports in the Spanish media claimed the coach has already had talks with the representative of Kubo where he told them that he is free to leave the team in the January transfer window.

The move will no doubt pave the way for Nigerian winger Samuel Chukwueze to get more game time as Kubo was among the players in direct contention for playing time with the Nigerian.

Villarreal are having an excellent season as they are currently 4th on the LaLiga standings just six points behind leaders Atletico Madrid. They are also on an unbeaten run of 19 games.

French Ligue 1 side Bordeaux are willing to let Nigeria international Samuel Kalu leave the club when the January transfer window opens, Owngoalnigeria.com can exclusively reveal.

Kalu was close to joining Fenerbache in the summer but coach of the Nigerian team Gernot Rohr made him pull the plug on the move by convincing him to fight for a spot in the Ligue 1 team.

The Nigerian went from the role of a substitute to stamping his feet in the first team but just as it has been in his previous two seasons with the club injuries have not been kind to him.

He returned from a harmstring injury three weeks ago after six weeks out but it was short lived as he suffered a relapse which will keep him out till next year.

Bordeaux are frustrated with his many injury problems and they will jump at the chance of moving on the 23 year old who has two goals to his name this season.

The idea is to let him leave on a permanent transfer but they will still be opened to a loan deal with a clause of signing him permanently at the end of the loan stint.

Nigeria international left back Zaidu Sanusi has been listed among players who are sure to start games for FC Porto if they are certified fit to play health wise.

The Nigerian has been ever present for the Portuguese champions since his move to the team from Santa Clara of Portugal in the summer.

In a list compiled by fans of the Portuguese side, 23 year old Sanusi was included as one of the players coach Sergio Conceicao has outmost faith In so far this season.

Zaidu hasn’t looked lost in the Porto’s team with performances similar to someone who has been at the club for ages even though he only joined them six months ago.

He added another one two days back when he excelled in the 2-0 Super Cup win over Benfica to pick his first silverware as a professional footballer.

Coach of Scottish side Rangers Steven Gerrard has praised Nigeria international Joe Aribo after excelling for his team in their 3-1 win away to St. Johnstone.

Aribo bagged his fourth assist of the season in the Scottish Premier League with two more in the 3-1 win which further extended their lead at the top of the standings.

Rangers have now won their five last games helping them to ease the pressure on them by second place Celtic who have four outstanding games with 37 points as opposed to Rangers who are top with 53 points.

Gerrard singled out Aribo for special praises after his man of the match performance saying the Nigerian who has four goals the season is back to his best.

“I thought Aribo really flexed his muscles tonight and showed he’s back,”Gerrard said after the game.

“He’s had a real tough start to the season with a big injury – probably the first of his career – and then a bit of an illness which held him back.

“He’s gone through the gears in the last three or four weeks and he looks close to being back to his best which is really pleasing.

“The through ball, the weight, to see it with the vision. Normally Glen Kamara tries to check back and pass that but he wiped his nose and finished it away.”

Coach of the Nigeria U20 team Ladan Bosso has replied former Nigeria U20 coach Godwin Uwua who criticized his appointment as coach of the Nigerian team.

In an interview, Uwua blamed the failure of the Nigeria U20 team at the WAFU B U20 Qualifiers on Bosso terming his appointment as political and labeling him a failed coach who has won nothing in his career.

In a chat on Brila FM, Uwua said:”Bosso was an assistant coach to me in 2007 and when the team qualified for the world cup, I resigned and went to South Africa and Bosso lead the team to Canada nothing came out of it. 

“Coaching is a professional job, here in Nigeria they turn it into politics they just bring somebody there.

“What is the record of Bosso as a coach in this country? I was not surprised by the result.”

Bosso who assisted Uwua in 2007 before his sacking in his reply said it is not in his character to criticize coaches who worked under him as assistants in the past because ethically it is wrong.

“ I was told of his comment but as someone who I assisted it’s not what I expect from him. Five coaches namely Salisu Yusuf, Baba Ganaru, Bala Nkiyu, Hamza Abara and Uche Okagbue have all worked as assistant to me. I praise them and give them public backing”, Bosso told Owngoalnigeria.com.

“ It is wrong for me to talk down on them or criticize them. As a trained coach it’s morally wrong to publicly rubbish your former assistants. Can’t tell why he did that but I wish him all the best”.

He further said he won’t join words with Uwua but will instead allow the conscience of the coach to judge him over the many things he said in the interview that weren’t the true picture of what happened in 2007.

“ Uwua should tell Nigerians the truth about what happened in 2007. When he was sacked not resigned as he claimed. Musa Abdullahi of blessed memory was appointed as coach not me. I took the team to the U20 World Cup as interim coach because he was sick.

“ I won’t join words with Uwua let his conscience judge him on the many things he said in the interview. He is someone I respect a lot and I think it’s better for me to leave it like that”, he concluded.

Captain of the senior national team of Nigeria Ahmed Musa was denied a move to English Premier League side West Brom by his former team Al Nassr, Owngoalnigeria.com can exclusively reveal.

Musa was among the players former coach of Slaven Bilic wanted to use to strengthen his team following their promotion to the English Premier League.

However the move which was supposed to be a loan deal was truncated by his Al Nassr as they insist on an outright sale according to findings gathered by this portal.

That move didn’t go down well with Musa who ended up cancelling his contract with the team by mutual consent few months later paving the way for him to move as a free agent.

His representative Tony Harris is currently mulling on offers from several teams in Europe with the duo of Galatasary and CSKA Moscow considered as the favorite to clinch the signing of the 27 year old.

Two players from Kenneth Omeruo Football Academy have joined Spanish side Leganes, Owngoalnigeria.com can exclusively reveal.

The duo of Samuel Obaleh and Obi Martins will join the B team of the relegated LaLiga side from where their progress will be monitored for promotion to the first team.

They will be hoping for better fortune than Success Makanjuola who didn’t make the step up from the youth team of Leganes. It is the dream of Kenneth Omeruo who is the financier of the Academy that they join him in the first team in the nearest future.

Speaking on the transfer of the player, Omeruo said to him it’s a dream come true that he is using his position to impact the lives of young footballers just as it was with him few years ago.

“ My satisfaction will be seeing one of these boys play for the Super Eagles while I seat at home and watch on television. To me we can’t all depend on the government. We have to see what we can do as individuals”, he said.

Former Super Eagles left back Celestine Babayaro says the senior national team of Nigeria isn’t the same without the services of on loan Chelsea winger Victor Moses.

Babayaro believe Moses who is on loan to Spartak Moscow in the Russian league gives the Super Eagles an edge in big game tagging him as a player for the big occasion.

He said his absence has created a void in the team and it can only be fixed by a player of his calibre which the team as it is at the moment don’t have in their ranks.

“ Moses in the past few years was the livewire of the team in big games like the Algeria and Cameroon clash respectively in the 2018 World Cup qualifiers. He is a big game player something no one can presently boast of in the team”, Babayaro told Owngoalnigeria.com.

“ They miss him in games like that when he drags the team with his performance. Nothing last for ever and he has been out of the team for two years now I think but his spot hasn’t been taken by anyone in my opinion”.

20 year old Real Madrid midfielder of Nigerian descent Marvin Olawale Akinlabi Park has been handed the award of the best goal of the tournament in the last edition of UEFA Youth League.

The midfielder finished off a fine team move with a sweeping finish against Inter Milan in a 3-0 win in the quarterfinals of the tournament.

He played for 65 minutes in the final as Real Madrid emerged as champions with a 3-2 win over their counterparts from Benfica in the tournament meant for players under the age of 19.

Already he has been integrated into the first team of the club by coach Zinedine Zidane and he made his debut in the 0-0 draw against Real Madrid, a debut which could spark a scramble for his international future.

So far he has played just once for the U19 team of Spain keeping him eligible to switch to either Nigeria or South Korea, the two countries his parents come from although he was born in Spain.