Turkish powerhouse Fenerbahce have jumped to the front of the
line to sign Leicester City and Arsenal objective Oghenekaro
Etebo from Portuguese surface Feirense.
The
combative midfielder, who is predictable to launch for the Super Eagles
against Senegal’s Teranga Lions in their welcoming matter in London on
Thursday, has been in out of this world form for Feirense, flattering a cult
hero at the 5,ability Estádio Marcolino de Castro because his coming from
Warri Wolves in 2015.
Etebo, who
has been liken to Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba for his originality
and combativeness, has been connected with Premier League possessor
Leicester and under pressure Arsenal for a summer move.
But information in
the Turkish medium assert that Fenerbahce met with the player and his
agent in the Eagles’ Crowne Plaza Hotel camp in London on Wednesday and
that the consequence was optimistic.
a few segment of
the medium in the European country had report that Fenerbahce’s legislative
body would meet with Etebo this month.
According
to Fotospor, the Yellow Canaries’ envoy Hasan Cetinkaya
told Etebo the tactics they had for him and insist on the
21-year-old to link up with his fellow citizen Emmanuel Emenike, who has raise
from the dead his profession since he come back to the Istanbul huge
after a terrible credit curse at West Ham.
Turkish Football said
Etebo’s representative met with Fenerbahce and granted a agreement in
principle, adding up that the Fenerbahce only wanted to hit a deal with
Feirense previous to a agreement can be settled.
Etebo became one
of the most recent possessions in Europe subsequent to assist
Nigeria win bronze at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
The player, who
was involved in the Eagles Russia 2018 World Cup meet the criteria conquest
above Zambia (2-1 in Ndola) and Algeria (3-1 in Uyo) previous year,
has supply one support and score one goal in 15 association look this season
for Feirense.
for the meantime,
Enugu State Football friendship Chairman Chidi Offor-Okenwa has counsel
the Eagles to move toward their competition next to Senegal and
Bukina Faso with willpower.
Offor-Okenwa told
the News Agency of Nigerian
Enugu on Wednesday that the two welcoming competition were worldwide games
which motionless wanted to be played with gravity.
Offor-Okenwa highly
praised Nigeria trainer Gernot Rohr for inviting new players.
He said,
“The invite
of new players illustrate that there are detection and it is left for players
to take advantage of the chance and strengthen
their continue in the squad.
“There are expert
in each region. So, the technological team knows better and they know that the
players will do the work for them.
“As for me, invite
of players for the two competition was on worth and base on the coaches’ sport table.”