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Titian22:
🗣: Former England striker, Gary Lineker, has said that top European clubs, which he heard on the grapevine, didn't show interest in Victor Osimhen due to his character concerns.

" I do hear on the Grapevine that a reason one or two of the clubs are a bit nervous is that he sometimes can go missing for a few days; apparently, there is a slight question mark as to his character."

Too much bacon with meth

Match Highlights

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aIkMFHlERA

CornOak:
See this nonsense defender, chai.

What a stupid goal to concede.

Senegal 1 – 0 Nigeria

He was our best defender till that moment. I hope he can mentally bounce back because he is quality

Titian22:
You think only Nigerians know of his insults on Finidi. You guys think this guys will just recruit you without doing background checks and relating with past coaches that managed him before

You people should stop this thing... its starting to look lame...
Osimhen is not the first nor the last footballer in the world to have a fallout with his coach or club,, why are you making it look like he is the type of guy that has had an attitude problem all his career??
It look like you are just looking for anything to justify your argument...

Danielnino00:
You people should stop this thing... its starting to look lame...
Osimhen is not the first nor the last footballer in the world to have a fallout with his coach or club,, why are you making it look like he is the type of guy that has had an attitude problem all his career??
It look like you are just looking for anything to justify your argument...

Fixed 🙃

Tinneh:
Well said, coach chelle is not proving to be a flexible manager so far, his teams tend to start games with high energy but later burnout, leading to late equalisers

it's due to the system and that's why we are always open to counterattacks on the wings and our attacks are very predictable cos it's narrow. If a formation is good,many teams will be using it. I don't know any top team club or country that uses 442 diamond.

Danielnino00:
You people should stop this thing... its starting to look lame...
Osimhen is not the first nor the last footballer in the world to have a fallout with his coach or club,, why are you making it look like he is the type of guy that has had an attitude problem all his career??
It look like you are just looking for anything to justify your argument...

Dude is a confirmed hater, I even admire his bravery for his continuous bile unlike his jolly fellow haters who have gone completely cowardly quiet!

BascoVanVeli:
Match Highlights

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aIkMFHlERA

We had like 80% possession. If not for the Senegalese goalkeeper making unbelievable saves, we should have won well.

If you believe that, then you would fall for anything.

We were "ammonia smelling" POOR!!!!!

BascoVanVeli:
So who picked the useless players? Or did they pick themselves?

100% agree. Salisu's team and Keshi's team played good football, even Oliseh's team too.

This has gotta be the most uneventful, uninteresting, and uninspiring transfer window involving Nigerians in recent time.

Titian22:
You think only Nigerians know of his insults on Finidi. You guys think this guys will just recruit you without doing background checks and relating with past coaches that managed him before

His rants against Finidi is not an excuse for clubs not recruiting anyone,the club that splashed this huge amount on him,is he not going to be managed by a coach?

If Coaches like Guardiola, Mourinho, Enrique,Alonso, Ancelotti, even Conte,believes they seriously need the services of Osimhen, they would surely overlook that single moment,because they know they can command Osimhen's respect 💯.

And how many coaches has Osimhen insulted in his professional career in order to establish it as a trait he is known for?

elunico:
This has gotta be the most uneventful, uninteresting, and uninspiring transfer window involving Nigerians in recent time.

nah I don’t think so

God forbid 😳😳

“They won’t be using you regularly…”

How did Victor Osimhen offend Primate Ayodele? pic.twitter.com/EbHTxq8qRk

— @𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗷𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗯𝗼𝘆 (@OneJoblessBoy) August 5, 2025

Napoleon55:
His rants against Finidi is not an excuse for clubs not recruiting anyone,the club that splashed this huge amount on him,is he not going to be managed by a coach?

If Coaches like Guardiola, Mourinho, Enrique,Alonso, Ancelotti, even Conte,believes they seriously need the services of Osimhen, they would surely overlook that single moment,because they know they can command Osimhen's respect 💯.

And how many coaches has Osimhen insulted in his professional career in order to establish it as a trait he is known for?

As someone who isn't entirely satisfied with Osimhen's move to Gala, I've always considered that attitude excuse to be the weakest justification for ignoring Osimhen. Doesn't really make sense to me why people bring that up. And it's odd that Gary Lineker would cite that as the reason.

Unless it's a new policy in the EPL to be ignoring players who are vocal and aggressive. Doesn't make sense, but who knows?

Honestly, It's far more likely to me that they're ignoring him because of his wage demands (in light of the new wage structures in some EPL clubs), AFCON absence when the season starts, or his injury history, or his age, or whether he will fit into their strategy/tactics for this season etc. Any other reason is suspect.

So I don't know but that attitude thing is not really convincing to me.

QueenJazz:
As someone who isn't entirely satisfied with Osimhen's move to Gala, I've always considered that attitude excuse to be the weakest justification for ignoring Osimhen. Doesn't really make sense to me why people bring that up. And it's odd that Gary Lineker would cite that as the reason.

Unless it's a new policy in the EPL to be ignoring players who are vocal and aggressive. Doesn't make sense, but who knows?

Honestly, It's far more likely to me that they're ignoring him because of his wage demands (in light of the new wage structures in some EPL clubs), AFCON absence when the season starts, or his injury history, or his age, or whether he will fit into their strategy/tactics for this season etc. Any other reason is suspect.

So I don't know but that attitude thing is not really convincing to me.

Looks like you’re new to this thread, in the heat of the osihmen transfer controversy you need to see how so many here including those I can see are changing mouth now were using the attitude excuse to spread the narratives of why clubs are not going for osihmen and these nonsense was all over the social media by Nigerians too which am suspecting is from where Gary lineker must have picked that narrative too.

When I say we Nigerians should be careful how we bash our country and ourselves online many will claim that, is not the truth they are saying. Ok let’s continue by the time the lies we are spreading out there as truth will continue be used against our interests in sports and other fields maybe we will start to get sense. Phew

Danielnino00:
You people should stop this thing... its starting to look lame...
Osimhen is not the first nor the last footballer in the world to have a fallout with his coach or club,, why are you making it look like he is the type of guy that has had an attitude problem all his career??
It look like you are just looking for anything to justify your argument...

He has nothing to say about Ademola who has refused to show up for training o, imagine it was VO they would have been everywhere shouting!

Even one moniker here that call Ademola his star boy is no where to be found now! Abeg make we ignore these kasongo people

I no remember the person wey in order to mock Osimhen, he post Napoli fans with banner wey dey slander Osimhen and he dey laugh dey post am.


This is the same situation with Ademola Lookman currently. This banner translates: “Enough now. Shameful agents and ungrateful players. Respect the supporters who gave you value.”

Nigerian players, and great ones at that are being bullied by the club they gave their all and helped break trophyless curses, and some of you chose to be on the side of the the clubs. Lol.

What did Lookman do the Atalanta fans to warrant this? Absolutely nothing. Lol, Nigerians no dey learn 😂 Yesmen go hide, he banned himself from the thread. I've always told him his football IQ is too low. Yesmen yesmen yesmen. See what Atalanta is doing to nomen.

It's a big shame that an ex-player of Gary Lineker will mention what he admitted he can't even confirm

“I do hear on the grapevine that a reason one or two of the clubs are a little bit nervous is that he sometimes can go missing for a few days. Apparently. there’s some kind of slight question mark as to his character in that sense…”

Gary Lineker speaking about Victor Osimhen. pic.twitter.com/JT88lFxnC9

— @𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗷𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗯𝗼𝘆 (@OneJoblessBoy) August 5, 2025

This is just another beer parlour gossip going mainstream like Carragher's own!

BankyGee:
I no remember the person wey in order to mock Osimhen, he post Napoli fans with banner wey dey slander Osimhen and he dey laugh dey post am.


This is the same situation with Ademola Lookman currently. This banner translates: “Enough now. Shameful agents and ungrateful players. Respect the supporters who gave you value.”

Nigerian players, and great ones at that are being bullied by the club they gave their all and helped break trophyless curses, and some of you chose to be on the side of the the clubs. Lol.

What did Lookman do the Atalanta fans to warrant this? Absolutely nothing. Lol, Nigerians no dey learn 😂 Yesmen go hide, he banned himself from the thread. I've always told him his football IQ is too low. Yesmen yesmen yesmen. See what Atalanta is doing to nomen.

Even when the coach bullied Ademola, silly Nigerians supported the coach A bunch of jokers with an inferiority complex who want players to cut their fingers and still play for free, all in the name of joining big clubs.

Thanks for the great work you do with the highlights my man Basco but I can't in good conscience recommend anyone use their data to watch that nonsense.

Watching a video of paint drying on a wall is more productive.

BascoVanVeli:
Match Highlights

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aIkMFHlERA

💥 Excl | Wilfred #Ndidi to Besiktas - DONE DEAL!

Leicester are set to receive €9.5 million. A mutual agreement between the 28 y/o defensive midfielder and the club has been reached.

Contracts are now being checked. Medical is scheduled for Thursday.

chrisooblog:
Thanks for the great work you do with the highlights my man Basco but I can't in good conscience recommend anyone use their data to watch that nonsense.

Watching a video of paint drying on a wall is more productive.

Thanks brother. I was disappointed by the performance. Not one single clear cut chance with all that possession. I don't understand why some players were dropped in camp. I didn't see a winger better than Joseph Atule or an AMF better
than Isaac Saviour. Then taking 5 or 6 remo Stars midfielders?

charlesemeka85:
💥 Excl | Wilfred #Ndidi to Besiktas - DONE DEAL!

Leicester are set to receive €9.5 million. A mutual agreement between the 28 y/o defensive midfielder and the club has been reached.

Contracts are now being checked. Medical is scheduled for Thursday.

Where Nigerians can actually be stars.

BascoVanVeli:
Where Nigerians can actually be stars.

Abi oooo 😊

charlesemeka85:
he is Nigerian from the igbo tribe

I've met Rio we don't talk just acknowledge, from all the people around him I know him to be Congolese in origin.

Once again I don't rate him so highly . He played 24 games for Liverpool U18's and scored 2 goals. I watched several of those games up close and personal.

Titian22:
🗣: Former England striker, Gary Lineker, has said that top European clubs, which he heard on the grapevine, didn't show interest in Victor Osimhen due to his character concerns.

" I do hear on the Grapevine that a reason one or two of the clubs are a bit nervous is that he sometimes can go missing for a few days; apparently, there is a slight question mark as to his character."

That's essentially codswallop.

EPL Clubs assessed his performance and had a dramatically different valuation than his parent club Napoli.

ITS THAT SIMPLE.

Titian22:
You think only Nigerians know of his insults on Finidi. You guys think this guys will just recruit you without doing background checks and relating with past coaches that managed him before

Let me add to what you have said.

Anything you have said on social media over the past 10 years will be looked at and assessed.

If by over indulgence you said Arne Slot is an idiot and a carpenter in a careless comment on social media.

That's you rejected 🤬.

komekn:
I've met Rio we don't talk just acknowledge, from all the people around him I know him to be Congolese in origin.

Once again I don't rate him so highly . He played 24 games for Liverpool U18's and scored 2 goals. I watched several of those games up close and personal.

Ngumoha is an igbo name and his middle name is CHIMA which means “God Knows”

Unless Congo pple don Dey bear Igbo names

Goke7:
Gala didn’t do background checks abi, cos it’s only in England they play football, trash!

You have been left behind o cos you’re talking as if VO is clubless!

Standards of probity, integrity and etiquette will differ from league to League, nation to nation.

For instance you can openly condemn people of the "GABRIEL" persuasion and call 🤙🏿 for their heads 🗣️ to be cut off very easily in Saudi Arabia, and most of Africa.

Try that in Europe you will find yourself in unnecessary public contention.

Any issue that cause public outrage, consider Mason Greenwood,what did he do before he was crucified, ostracized and kicked out of Manchester United.

You have been left behind in outdated bubble of ignorance.

charlesemeka85:
Ngumoha is an igbo name and his middle name is CHIMA which means “God Knows”

Unless Congo pple don Dey bear Igbo names

His Dad is Congolese his brother identifies as Congolese . I know nothing about his mother