It was a busy day for some Nigerian players in the various leagues in Europe as the January Transfer Window closed on Monday.

The biggest move involving a Nigerian was with English Championship side, Reading FC, as a former Super Eagles forward, Yakubu Aiyegbeni joined the club. The deal was sealed on a free transfer till the end of the season.

According to the club’s official website, the 32-year-old, who last played for Qatari side, Al Rayyan, was given the jersey number 20 and will be eligible to play in the club’s next match against Wolvehampton Wanderers this weekend provided all clearances are completed.

Club manager, Steve Clarke, told the club’s website, “An experienced goalscorer, Yakubu brings a fantastic scoring record to this club and his addition will complement the strikers we’ve already got at Reading and help us to improve as a team in latter stages of the season.

“I know all about him as a player and I have heard very good reports about him as a personality in the dressing room. He is no-risk signing for us and I look forward to him scoring goals for Reading Football Club.”

Yakubu is the highest ever scoring African in England with 138 goals from 346 appearances, 96 of which were scored in the English Premier League.

He scored three goals in eight appearances for Al Rayyan and will join fellow Nigerian, Hope Akpan, as Reading move to beat relegation.

While Yakubu was moving from Qatar to England, West Bromwich Albion’s club record signing, Brown Ideye, was on the verge of making a move to Qatari side, Al Gharafa, as at press time.

The £10m player, who obviously arrived in England with the wrong scoring boots, has scored only a goal in the league since joining Albion in the summer.

On deadline day, another Nigerian winger, Sheyi Ojo, also joined Wigan Athletic on loan from Liverpool until the end of the season.

The 17-year-old, who did not make a first team appearance for the Reds since he joined Liverpool from MK Dons in 2011, told the club’s website that he hoped to make an impact at his new club.

Tottenham Hotspur were also on the trail of MK Dons’ forward, Dele Alli, as of press time. The 18-year-old, who has been touted to be the new Steven Gerard, was being courted by Newcastle United and Aston Villa for a fee of about £7m.

Some other deadline moves saw Wilfried Zaha rejoining Crystal Palace from Manchester United for an undisclosed fee for five and half years. Chelsea’s Andre Schurrle joined Wolfsburg for £24.2m, while the club got the signature of Colombian international Juan Cuadrado from Fiorentina for £27m.

The Blues also loaned out Mohamed Salah to Fiorentina till the end of the season with an option to buy him if he impresses.



http://www.punchng.com/sports/yakubu-joins-reading-ideye-to-qatar/

And this is what the British press feels about his age!!!!

Lexusgs430:
And this is what the British press feels about his age!!!!

wetin concern them? Isn't onazi 22?

legallyblonde:
wetin concern them? Isn't onazi 22?

And Kanu is/was 28 !!!!

Lexusgs430:


And Kanu is/was 28 !!!!

see me see Nigeria!!! #lmao

good for d misfits

Yakubu again? He still never troway Im boot?

Agbaya.....lols..nice move

jjj

Chai! Ideye's case is pathetic. I remember an interview he granted to Sammy Wegiha(check spelling) of NigeriaInfo PH after his move to WBA. Dude was optimistic, so happy leaving his old Russian club that qualified to play in Europe this season, he kinda badmouthed his Russian club and i was like, 'na wa oh, wonder wot he would have said or how he would have felt if it were a bigger club he was moving to'. Now when he couldn't perform, we heard the coach saying they bought him based on a YouTube video of his they watched. The only league goal dude scored was a 'consolation' goal mouth scramble on a snow covered pitch against City

front row tinz

Ideye couldn't move to Qatar cos d proposed move of carlton cole to west brom fell through. So Ideye is still at west brom

Ideye was truly disappointing. I had high hopes for him; he looks to be short on confidence

This be old news... naija players and actors no know wetin dem dey cal fitness, with their big belle.

Ideye, flop if life!

Abeg mek una score oo, no talk of juju things.

As of which press time?.....transfers that ended since Monday night and you are here giving us outdated news on a Wednesday
please update your story

FriedPlantain:
If baba Yakubu is can still claim to be 32 then my grandma can still claim to be a virgin


By the way shey the eyes of the Westbrom scouts blind ni wey dem go pack 10 millions pounds on two left-legs Ideye? That guy cannot hit a ball from a yard's out to save his own life


FriedPlantain

That scout must v been playing too much football manager.

I can never forget how he missed clear goals during the 2013 Confederationtions Cup.
Especially against Spain.

Good move for yakubu but i think Ideye should have been given more time in Westbrom.

Ok

buhari enter aso rock jonathan to otueke

Best of luck

Smh

Life is really unfair! That ideye can't play ball yet he earns thousands of pounds! Choi!

Best of luck to him





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'Feed the YAK and he will score' good move for aiyegbeni

Brown ideye nids spiritual cleansing jez like emenike

An experienced goalscorer'' INDEED

why them giv am quit notice for super eagles??

This basket!!

Yakubu? That little innocent fat pig or another one?