STEPHEN MAKINWA Rejects Offer From China, Championship Sides Ready To Pounce
Published: July 03, 2012
According to Gianluca Di Marzio, Italy's most respected voice on the transfer market and Sky Sport Italia journalist, 28-year-old Nigeria international Stephen Makinwa has rejected a proposal from Chinese second-tier club Shenyang.Makinwa's contract expired at the end of last season, and the hierarchy at Lazio did not ...
Granada President: ODION IGHALO's Transfer Is 99% Complete
Published: July 03, 2012
Former Nigeria youth-teamer Odion Ighalo will remain with Granada CF in the 2012 - 2013 campaign, the club made the announcement through president Quique Pina on Tuesday during the presentation of two summer recruits - Gabriel Torje and Antonio Floro Flores.''We have requested transfers of Jaime and Ighalo . It's 99% t...
Spezia Keen To Snap Up CHRISTIAN OBODO
Published: July 02, 2012
As reported by pianetalecce.it, newly promoted Serie B club Spezia are keen to snap up the Nigeria international Christian Obodo, who was kidnapped and released last month while holidaying in Warri, Nigeria.The midfielder spent last season on loan at Lecce. Following the club's demotion to the Serie B, the future of th...
JOEL OBI Returns To Training
Published: July 02, 2012
Inter Milan Nigerian midfielder Joel Chukwuma Obi has returned to training, the official website reported on Monday. It would be recalled that the huge talent missed Inter's last match of the 2011 - 2012 season against Lazio after he picked up a muscle injury, which saw him unavailable for three Super Eagles matches ag...
STEPHEN MAKINWA Could Play In China
Published: July 02, 2012
One time FC Ebedei wonder-kid Stephen Makinwa is the latest Nigerian player linked with a move to the lucrative Chinese League. Nigeria international Yakubu Aiyegbeni only last week flew to China to sign a three-year contract with Guangzhou R&F. Rubin Kazan forward Obafemi Martins is also on the wishlist of Tianjin...
SIMON ZENKE On The Agenda Of Akhisar
Published: July 02, 2012
Former Nigeria youth international Simon Zenke is being courted by Super Lig new boys Akhisar Belediyespor to play for them next season, according to reports emanating from the Turkish media.Although Zenke is under contract with Samsunspor until the end of the 2012 - 2013 season, the club's management are willing to al...
Agent: NOSA IGIEBOR Is Not Boycotting Training
Published: July 02, 2012
21-year-old Olympic National Team star and ex Lillestrom, Norway player Nosa Igiebor is in the news again. Reports in Isreal say the Hapoel Tel Aviv midfielder, whose injury time winner in May handed the Reds the State Cup, will boycott training over unpaid bonuses when he returns to the Israeli capital for pre-season ...
Galatasaray Will Battle Bursaspor, UANL Tigres For KALU UCHE
Published: July 01, 2012
South African 2010 World Cup star Kalu Uche is not only attracting interest from Mexican club UANL Tigres. The Super Eagle's next destination could be Turkey, as he is being linked with concrete moves to two clubs in the Super Lig.Kalu Uche is one of the goals of Galatasaray in the summer transfer market reports Star G...
JOHN UTAKA Tipped To Replace OLIVER GIROUD In Attack
Published: July 01, 2012
Montpellier are looking for offensive reinforcements following the departure of their top scorer last season Olivier Giroud to the English Premiership.Super Eagles offensive player John Utaka has been tipped by authoritative French sports daily L'Equipe to replace Olivier Giroud in MHSC's attack in the coming season....
New Sensation DERICK OGBU Happy To Be Back, And With A Bang!
Published: July 01, 2012
Oud-Heverlee Leuven's Derick Chuka Ogbu scored 10 goals in his debut season in Belgium. Under contract with OHL until the end of the 2012 - 2013 season, some of Europe's elite clubs have taken notice of his fine form, and have made enquiries about his services in this summer's transfer market.Had it not been for the mu...
Qatari Club Did Not Meet MARTINS Valuation
Published: June 30, 2012
Rubin Kazan of Russia striker Obafemi Martins has had his potential move to a top Qatari side put on hold due to financial disagreement, National Mirror can authoritatively reveal. The deal brokered by a French agent may have hit the rocks as Rubin were asking for a king’s ransom fee of 9 million Euros to price t...
MARSHALL JOHNSON Extends Honved Stay
Published: June 30, 2012
Midfielder Marshall Johnson has extended his contract with Budapest Honvéd FC by an additional season, until June, 2013,  the former Belgium based player has told allnigeriasoccer.com.Johnson said the main reason he decided to extend his contract with Honvéd FC is the club's participation in Europe i...
Official: RUBIN OKOTIE Remains With Sturm Graz
Published: June 30, 2012
25-year-old Austrian - Nigerian forward Rubin Okotie has joined Sturm Graz on loan until the end of the 2012 - 2013 season from Bundesliga club Nuremberg, the official website of the Austrian club has reported.Okotie is now at Sturm Graz training camp in Söchau, and has left a good impression on the technical benc...
FC Copenhagen Chase JOSEPH AKPALA
Published: June 30, 2012
Danish vice-champions FC Copenhagen are interested in signing the Nigerian attacker Joseph Akpala, voetbalprimeur.be is reporting.The ex Bendel Insurance star is stalling on renewing his contract with Club Brugge, which has alerted a host of clubs as he could become available at a bargain fee.FC Copenhagen, now regarde...
JOSEPH YOBO's Transfer Saga Continues
Published: June 30, 2012
For the third year running, the transfer of the Nigeria skipper Joseph Yobo to Turkey's heavyweights Fenerbahce won't see the light of day until transfer deadline day, Liverpool Echo has hinted.Yobo has repeatedly voiced his decision to continue playing for the Yellow Canaries. The English Newspaper is reporting that f...