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Hmmm!

andrew444:
He cant be guarantee starting shirt at lazio sorry

Maybe first team yes

Are you his agent? Where did I say starting?

TheSuperNerd:
Oh yeah!

LW- Musa, Onyekuru, Lookman,

RW- Kalu, Chukwueze, Simon Moses (can also play LW),

Others (LW/RW) - Dennis Bonaventure, Chidera Ejuke, Hillary Gong, etc..

Onyekuru should not dull oooo.... That Monaco move would have been great even though he would have forsaken CL football. But let's see the end of this... It's not like Gala isn't a top team. But I personally prefer France to Turkey.

Simon Moses was a makeshift for injured Samuel Kalu. He is a natural LW.

BascoVanVeli:
That is my point. I feel our players should be more interested about where they can perform the best instead of some PAPER UEFA ranking.

The performance should lift them to a bigger club.

andrew444:
How am i sure bobby adekanye was bought for lazio first team

Why should he leave Liverpool U23 and come and join Lazio academy?

He must have been guaranteed first team playing time.

komekn:
Bobby Adekanya has a long way to go, he needs to play competitive first team football for one season before anything can be said.

Seyi Ojo is already proven he has great end product but not a lot of skill and the obligatory flamboyance needed to endear yourself to the Nigerian fans.

You must understand it would FOOTBALL SUICIDE when you are a established England youth international. To declare for another country when you have not sorted out your long term contractual future.

That's exactly what Lookman, Ejaria , Ojo, Onomah, Iorfa, etc have done. However, you don't invite yourself there is still a protocol.

There were some who were NEVER going to play for Nigeria like Solanke and Ibe, which I said many many moons ago.

I agree with you on Bobby Adekanye but let us see what becomes of him at Lazio. If he does well at the beginning of the season, I think we should cap him before Holland.

That's right, Sheyi Ojo is a straight forward player. He can improve with time.

But some like Dele Bashiru and Maja prefer Nigeria. Nothing has happened to them.

Have you spoken with Solanke?

Humility017:
okay...please add Holland to it.
If it is now...we have someone playing in an unknown club in Holland I doubt he would fetch a call up on the B-List let alone play in the main super eagles team.

those guys nor dey ambitious like that

Eredivise was a top league in the 90s and Roda fc played in Europe as at the time Garba was there.

MetalJigsaw:
PAOK ready to sell Akpom for 7 million pounds
By Tunde Liadi on August 3, 2019

Rave of the moment in Greece, Chuba Akpom has become a subject of bidding war among West Ham, Eintracht Frankfurt and Mainz in the current transfer window as they seek to prize him away from PAOK Thessaloniki.

Akpom won the Greek League and the cup double with PAOK last season in his debut season with the club after he joined the club permanently from Arsenal.

He will be left with only a season more on his contract with PAOK at the end of the current season and even though the Greek club will like to keep him, they will not also hesitate to cash in on him.

Feelers from PAOK informed that the Nigerian born player will be available for 6 million pounds.

Akpom representative, Emeka Obasi told SportingLife.ng that his client will be open for a return to England or to go to Germany if a deal is struck.

He also opined that Akpom will like to continue his learning curve in Greece if he is unable to move to another club until the end of the transfer window.

“We are studying the proposals from West Ham United, Frankfurt and Main who have signified intention to sign our client,” Obasi told SportingLife.

“He will fancy a return to the EPL and England if West Ham makes their inquiries firm with an acceptable bid before the end of the transfer window on August 8. He is also not foreclosing a move to Germany where Frankfurt and Mainz have also indicated interest.

“We are going to review everything before the end of the transfer window. It is a win-win situation for both parties because he will be left with a season on his contract at the end of the season. No matter how good he is for them they know it won’t be profitable he leaves on a free transfer at the end of his contract.”
Akpom scored for goals for PAOK in their last friendly game win.

If you perform in a decent league you will be noticed.

Humility017:
amokachi is not a fulani/Hausa...and for garba lawal the best he could get in Europe...was in Bulgaria.

so Chriskels is right... even Ahmed musa we all know he has an Edo blood flowing through him.

many hausa/fulani footballers barely achieve much like the southerners.

we are not being tribal...just that the ambition and drive to make it out despite the odds is not just there.

Garba Lawal played for Roda fc. Roda played in the UEFA cup thrice while he was there.

TheSuperNerd:
And when he was called back he was not producing the goods for us. He struggled game after game yet we kept faith with him.

Let Kayode try to get noticed first be it in the UCL or in Ukraine. He has a lot of work to do to get back into Rohr's radar. The likes of Okereke, Osimhen et al are not smiling and Iheanacho is already gradually fighting his way back to the form that made him so loved.

Who scored the goals against Cameroon? Don't forget that was his first game after he was called back.

The point remains that he was called back after he performed at club level first.

The same thing applies to Iheanacho, he should get noticed first in the EPL.

tbaba1234:
Lookman in the bag. I hope Onyekuru does the right thing. There are many players coming up.

That's a good one.

andrew444:
Story so atlanta is also a bigger club than AC millan abi? because they also finished top 4

We are talking about the German league. In the last three seasons, they have finished among the top 3.

That's an ambitious club.

zayyadidris:
Toh

Hahahaha!

D guy lahun....

andrew444:
Bonaventure hardly play as a striker, all his goals came from the flanks

Wrong.

andrew444:
You no say me no 2 like epl

But please tell me how is leipzig better than everton?

No be people wey just begin play bundesliga not more than 4 years?

Leipzig that was founded 2009

Because dem finish top 4 in the Bundesliga.

TheSuperNerd:
What about before China? Was he still banging in goals aplenty? Ighalo at a point didn't merit a NT invite. But we just had to persist and persist until he came good for us.

Iheanacho is at a higher pedestal than Kayode hence the chances of Rohr calling him up more often then Kayode. He has already proven himself in the GWG and is just having a rough phase he is fighting to shake off. But in Kayode's case, he needs to get noticed again. For Kayode to get noticed, he needs to start scoring. He needs to convince Rohr again.

And Suleiman is a striker. Mbappe plays as a winger/wing forward most times but he is also a striker. That is who he is naturally.

When he stopped banging in goals he was not called to the national team but as soon as he picked up in China he was called back. That's fact.

Playing in a middle table team doesn't tantamount to playing at the highest level.

It is like saying playing for Nice in Ligue 1 tantamounts to playing at the highest level than a player playing for Benfica.

However, it's easier for Iheanacho to be noticed in EPL ahead of Kayode in the Ukrainian league if he does well because it is the most watched league in Europe but it's far more easier for Kayode to be noticed in the UEFA Champions League (if he performs) ahead of Iheanacho in the EPL because that's the biggest stage of European league.

As you can see, everything is attached to PERFORMANCE.

jihday:
And is it bad for Musa and Simon to keep playing?

Moses was played out of position.

TheSuperNerd:
The post you quoted have their names already mentioned. I recalled them immediately I finished it. I have seen Sheyi Ojo and he has not impressed me but I hope he can step up this season. Bobby Adekanye is who I got my eyes on because I have followed the lad since his time with Barca youth. Touted back then as one of the most gifted teen youngsters in Europe.

Okay na. I did not see them before I clicked the bottom.

TheSuperNerd:
Based on recent performances at one time, Ighalo was also not qualified. But we persisted with him. It paid off. Now we have younger quality options, so other parameters like individual player quality has to be considered.

It is okay to keep an open mind on Ujah but for me, I know there is nothing new the guy can add to our Super Eagles or add to his game.

Suleiman Abdullahi is a striker. I have followed him since before his Union Berlin days. He has played the majority of his senior career games as a CF. He played more from the right last season as a Right winger but he is predominantly a Striker.

Oh yes... We have Josh Maja in Bordeaux. We will see what he conjures up this season.

I disagree. Ighalo was highly qualified because he was banging in goals in the Chinese league as at the time he was called back. That's not the case with those two players.

We should put sentiment for one corner, they don't deserve to be called to the national team at the detriment of those doing well, except they do well this season, then they should get a look.

I am not saying we should not consider or write them off ooooo.

Okay! But if he continues as a winger this season, we should not consider him among the strikers.

andrew444:
Yope

Money doesn't matter here, na better club we dey talk. Leipzig is far better than Everton.

TheSuperNerd:
From my list, Predominantly left footed? No... Just Chukwueze for now.

Moses Simon is strongly two-footed but uses his right a bit more.

Success Makanjuola of the U-20s is a left footer but not settled in Europe yet.
Although there is Sheyi Ojo and Adekanye...

But it is just Chuks for now at a high level.

Yes, we have. Bobby Adekanye of Lazio and Sheyi Ojo of Rangers.

groundnutoil:
pls apart from chukwueze who else is left footed here
do we have any leftfooted winger again in Europe apart from chuks

Yes! Bobby Adekanye - Lazio and Sheyi Ojo - Rangers. They are both opened to play for Nigeria.

andrew444:
Arsenal and Everton transfer are bigger before Leipzig and Lille

Money wise!?

TheSuperNerd:
I didn't even remember Kayode to be honest. Lol

But I will consider Kayode at Shahktar over an Ujah who is in the bundesliga. Why? Quality ratings. I have watched Ujah enough to know he just can not cut it for us.

Kayode still have time. He is just 26 or 27.

But my unbiased list of SE strikers for the long run in this new era based on their high potentials, previous/recent showings, levels of competitions, exposure and overall prospects going forward is as follows:

- Kelechi Iheanacho (I see him contributing to this new era as both a #9 and an SS).

- Victor Osimhen (My #1 pick for the #9 role)

- Ebere Paul Onuachu

- Taiwo Awoniyi

- David Okereke

- Kayode Olanrewaju

- Stephen Odey

Anthony Ujah... Ain't considering this guy one bit. There is even a far younger Suleiman Abdullahi at Union Berlin. For now, he is on my probables. But nothing for Ujah. I don't rate him.

The only player that has the edge over Kayode on your list is Iheanacho if the bolded is considered.

That's based on previous achievement but going by recent performance both are not qualified to make the national team. Unfortunately, they both have serious challenges ahead of them this season due to the fact that they are both either second or third strikers in their teams.

However, let us wait and see what happens this season. I am open to any player that does well in their various league including Ujah.

Sulieman Abdullahi is not a striker but we still have a certain Maja in Ligue 1.

ChrisKels:
hello, this isn't Dennis' first season in the jupiler league, I didn't make that claim based on yesterday's match

The bolded wasn't about Dennis, it was about the strong opponents Brugge will face latter in the league.

TheSuperNerd:
And Iheanacho is not on your list? Funny. Onuachu nko? Hmm... Forgivessness.

You add Kayode instead of Ujah this time... at least, I can manage Kayode. But Ujah... No way for that man. Lol... Not when Giant Killer David is already on Rohr's radar sef.

Based on his comment, he said Iheanacho and Okereke should replace Ighalo and Onuachu. I agree with Iheanacho but I don't agree Okereke should be ahead of the other three options.

Besides, I have seen your list of strikers but it's funny you placed Okereke, Awoniyi and Onuachu ahead of Olanrewaju.

Well, your opinion.

Their performance this season will determine who should be on the radar. Anything short of that is favourism. Hence, Ujah still remains relevant in this discussion.

ChrisKels:
Dennis Bonaventure is PROBABLY the most skilful
Nigerian footballer currently. He has so many
tricks in his sleeve, the only problem is that he
overdoes it and loses the ball in the process.
FC Brugges appear to be too strong for their
opponents in the Belgian league so far.



I agree with this assessment from Dammi

Cc CEF

I think Noah Bazee is more skillful.

They are yet to play Genk, Gent and Anderlecht.

andrew444:
Where is osimhen ?

Okereke will give osimhen a run for his money sha ,make we dey see

Sorry Simon and musa is still there for the eagles ok ,no b say I like the way musa dey play most times but he still got many things to offer

There are still many players ahead of Okereke. The likes of Osimhen, Awoniyi and Olanrewaju.

Odey is yet to prove himself. I don't rate Onuachu for now.

profmathsland:
Which kain talk be this one naa?

It seems you don't know much about la Liga 2. There is restriction on numbers of foreign players to be used.

charlesemeka85:
That one na true but one thing I love about Rohr is giving fair chance to every player. Musa is the team's captain and for that it seem impossible to drop him but but I doubt Moses Simon is untouchable

What has Dennis done better than Moses in the Belgium league?

jihday:
For less than 6 games because they won't pass the group stage

How did you know?

mostob:
I tire o... invite him and lets see what he can do. Are dem osigwe, okoye better than him? definitely NO

Even when he invited him, he hardly gave him chance to prove himself.

I don't trust most of our coaches.