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[knowngunman]

The Premier League is even the standard of Victor Osimhen. I just wish that if Victor Osimhen is signed by a club like Chelsea, his presence will do a lot of good for the club. The Premier League, being a very competitive league, would be exciting to watch Osimhen in a league where his performance will correspond with the competition.

I don't know the plans of Chelsea, but I'm very sure Osimhen will do well at Chelsea, not just for himself, but there will be a good transformation for Chelsea.

The question here is whether Chelsea is still interested in him. Are they still showing interest to bring the mask man into the Stamford Bridge? Chelsea was eager to sign him in the last transfer market but unfortunately for him, Napoli came up with unacceptable terms and all interested teams back off.

I believe the Nigerian guy will be a treasure for Chelsea and as well give himself the popularity he deserves. Chelsea currently lack a scoring striker and that's what Osimhen is known for and won't hesitate to make use of the opportunity that Jackson normally wastes.

[Justbillywitt]

I don’t blame Nigerians for growing frustrated with Victor Boniface’s lack of goals for the Super Eagles. Boniface is a player loved and admired by many Nigerians and as well they all want to see him successful and counting numbers for Nigeria. He may be 24 years old but we can’t feel relaxed because he is young, we want him scoring goals and helping the team challenge for trophies.

That young man is at his prime where we should be feeling his impact in the national team, but his level of unseriousness towards the national team gets me worried. 24 is a very good age that he can contribute to the team. He is paid match allowances and all other benefits that are due him, but he is not turning up. Any match that Victor Osimhen don't score, just consider that match as lost. If I am victor Osimhen I will be discouraged, because they are paying everybody same allowances, but why is it that they are not working as hard as me. To me it's high time the coach drop Victor Boniface and get someone who is ready to play for the national team and help the team on the field. Nigeria is on the verge of missing out on the world cup again, because we have a squad that are feeling too big to get dirty for the country.

[Salahmu]

The question here is whether Chelsea is still interested in him. Are they still showing interest to bring the mask man into the Stamford Bridge? Chelsea was eager to sign him in the last transfer market but unfortunately for him, Napoli came up with unacceptable terms and all interested teams back off.

That's if Chelsea will still be obliged to sign him since already they have not come on the same terms with the things they needed to do before having him but however looking at it that it was during when he was at Napoli and now he is no longer there, they might not have a conflict of terms with Galatasaray this time, so it might be easy for chelsea to achieve it and besides Galatasaray love the player so much that they might not make it difficult for him to leave. Though we need to be certain if Chelsea is still interested in him because after sometime I have not been hearing Victor Osimhen transfer to Chelsea.

[Fiatless]

I have not watched him play before. Tbh I am hearing the name for the first time but I believe if the NFF have discovered him and think he is good enough then he should be good enough. It’s good news that we have an addition in full back position and will give us options going forward with international games. I hope he plays well and help us achieve something big in the future.

Don't also know much about that he plays as a full-back for Werder Bremen and has been seen as a good player by some Nigerian coaches. I have also listened to some Nigerian sports analysts portray him as a player that Nigeria needs to get.

I think Felix Agu is smart to switch allegiance from Germany to Nigeria. Maybe he has seen the success of players like Ademola Lookman and William Troost-Ekong, who also moved to Nigeria even when they had the opportunity to play for European countries. These European countries have a way of using and dumping African players.

[GiftedMAN]

I don’t blame Nigerians for growing frustrated with Victor Boniface’s lack of goals for the Super Eagles. Boniface is a player loved and admired by many Nigerians and as well they all want to see him successful and counting numbers for Nigeria. He may be 24 years old but we can’t feel relaxed because he is young, we want him scoring goals and helping the team challenge for trophies.

Victor Boniface is a fantastic player at least Nigerians do watch him perform for Bayer Leverkusen every week and the number of goals he has scored for his club is not hidden now based on his performance at Levekusen Nigerians have been expecting him to do likewise when he is on national duty but sin e he's finding it difficult to score it leaves them with a lot of questions which I think only Victor Boniface can answer.

Being 24 years old doesn't stop him from scoring goals in face this is when he is supposed to be scoring goals because in the next 4- 5 years there will be a lot of younger players who will be coming up to drag jersey with him because he will no longer be as fast as he is right now.

[Jaycoinz]

Truly he is a big play at Bayern Leverkusen and in the Nigerian national team but he hasn't proven to be a reliable option in front of goal in the colours of the Nigerian national team, and if we are not being sentimental about this, we all can confirm that our super eagles team has greatly struggled when victor osimhen is not available, because victor Boniface is not that used to the physicality of African football, though with time and if he can stay injury free, just as you have rightfully said, he might recover his Bayern Leverkusen form in the colors of our super eagles, but till then, he just needs to work on his form and be in good shape, so that he can give his possible best, because it's not nice that a top player like him can't cover up very well when victor osimhen is absent, which is not good in my own opinion.

Do you mean Victor Boniface playing in Bayer Leverkusen have changed him completely that he now needs time to adapt with the playing pattern of Africa football.

He doesn't need to change anything in his game, all he just have to do is to add physicality to his game, because we all have seen that since he started featuring for our super eagles, we just can point at any point in time when he was actually doing well in the colors of our super eagles, his best playing form is mostly at Bayern Leverkusen, while in our super eagles team he has greatly under perform, and by watching at him, it mostly boils down to how physical African football is, so if he can adjust his physicality, I believe that he is going to do well with time.

But even if you want to narrow it down to physicality, I think victor Boniface is okay because his game in the Bundesliga and even his physique shows that he is more than even capable in playing and relating to African football. But I also can't deny the fact his game although drop everytime he plays for the super eagles but if its physicality I think Boniface has the body to blend well in African football beside he was a home base player.

[Fiatless]

But even if you want to narrow it down to physicality, I think victor Boniface is okay because his game in the Bundesliga and even his physique shows that he is more than even capable in playing and relating to African football. But I also can't deny the fact his game although drop everytime he plays for the super eagles but if its physicality I think Boniface has the body to blend well in African football beside he was a home base player.

Victor Boniface is physically strong to play African football at any level. We can all attest that any striker who is not physically sound will not score many goals in the Bundesliga. I will just say that the Bayer Leverkusen striker has been unlucky in his games representing Nigeria. His ability not to score goals is not an offshoot of his physical weakness but a lack of clear-cut opportunities.  And unlike Victor Osimhem,  Boniface hardly created his chances himself.  He is a good poacher who can capitalize on mistakes by defenders or slight opportunities to score goals.

[Mayor of ogba]

It is not only Victor Boniface that flops for the national team; almost all the big players in the national team who are playing very well abroad always play below people's expectations. Nigeria has a good number of players that should have helped our national team dominate African football for years and win the African Cup of Nations. I can't even remember the last time Nigeria's national team lifted the African Cup of Nations.

If I were any of these Nigerian international players, I will do the same thing without remorse. These guys have been in the system and they know whatsup. They have played in Nigeria and played outside of Nigeria. They have interacted with players from all over the world and they know how those other players are treated by their country. Our case is different. It's better I am uninjured and play for my club than to sustain injury while playing for the National team where I know that I will likely not get the best treatment.

The Nigeria national team has been performing below expectations for a very long time. If the Nigeria national team players think that the treatment they are getting from the Nigeria Football Federation is not fair compared to the treatment European countries give to their players, then they should stop playing for the Nigeria national team and focus on club football since they aren't fully committed to defending the Nigerian badge.

[Marykeller]

Any one who is still doubting the abilities of Victor Osimhen is yet to watch his previous performance in the various leagues where he has played, going to play in the Premier League is not going to be difficult for him and if he eventually becomes a Chelsea player he's not  just going to perform well as an individual he's going to help the team get better cause helping them to score goals and win games.

I don't know the plans of Chelsea, but I'm very sure Osimhen will do well at Chelsea, not just for himself, but there will be a good transformation for Chelsea.

Victor Osimhen still linked to Chelsea transfer nothing better since then. The season has ended just left with Conference tomorrow, Chelsea should already be making right decisions on players they want in the next season. The quietness in signing Victor Osimhen isn't what we need, let their thoughts be clear with the player and necessary deal be signed, on Osimhen side nothing has been said if he wishes to remain one more season or leave Galatasaray.

Chelsea's attention to signing Osimhen hasn't gone off, it's still there. They will think of making another big move to sign him before the transfer window is closed. If the deal doesn't happen as planned, Chelsea is eyeing a potential target(a striker) from RC Strasbourg. His name is Emanuel Emegha(a Dutch national).

[Callido]

Any one who is still doubting the abilities of Victor Osimhen is yet to watch his previous performance in the various leagues where he has played, going to play in the Premier League is not going to be difficult for him and if he eventually becomes a Chelsea player he's not  just going to perform well as an individual he's going to help the team get better cause helping them to score goals and win games.

I don't know the plans of Chelsea, but I'm very sure Osimhen will do well at Chelsea, not just for himself, but there will be a good transformation for Chelsea.

Victor Osimhen still linked to Chelsea transfer nothing better since then. The season has ended just left with Conference tomorrow, Chelsea should already be making right decisions on players they want in the next season. The quietness in signing Victor Osimhen isn't what we need, let their thoughts be clear with the player and necessary deal be signed, on Osimhen side nothing has been said if he wishes to remain one more season or leave Galatasaray.

Chelsea's attention to signing Osimhen hasn't gone off, it's still there. They will think of making another big move to sign him before the transfer window is closed. If the deal doesn't happen as planned, Chelsea is eyeing a potential target(a striker) from RC Strasbourg. His name is Emanuel Emegha(a Dutch national).

Wait, i saw a thread in the gambling section concerning Osimehn movement to a Saudi club, i don't know how true it is but i know we can't keep up with the rumors concerning the player, i will try to be more informed with his transfer news, the delay is not helping fans with their emotions, while Galatasaray fans are hoping he stays, Chelsea fans who are interested in the player are taking it as a long wait for the deal to be sealed.

Emanuel Emegha(a Dutch national). Even without browsing about the player, it sounded Nigerian which i confirmed his other citizenship.

[Coyster]

I'm just seeing this as I had no idea about who this player is but what I don't like about how the NFA are doing their business is that, they always go for the players playing on the foreign league and not put attention on our local league. I don't understand why they do this because we have good talents over here.

I also do not know anything about Felix Agu, neither have i ever watched him play, but i don't see what the NFF has done wrong this time, i have a feeling that many people just look for any reason to speak bad about the NFF. Let us be honest, most of our players in Europe are of better quality than those who play in our local league. The current selection process is fine for me, most players from abroad and a few from our local league, if the boys from our local league dominate the Super Eagles, do you really believe we'll achieve success, hell no.

[GiftedMAN]

Any one who is still doubting the abilities of Victor Osimhen is yet to watch his previous performance in the various leagues where he has played, going to play in the Premier League is not going to be difficult for him and if he eventually becomes a Chelsea player he's not  just going to perform well as an individual he's going to help the team get better cause helping them to score goals and win games.

I don't know the plans of Chelsea, but I'm very sure Osimhen will do well at Chelsea, not just for himself, but there will be a good transformation for Chelsea.

Victor Osimhen still linked to Chelsea transfer nothing better since then. The season has ended just left with Conference tomorrow, Chelsea should already be making right decisions on players they want in the next season. The quietness in signing Victor Osimhen isn't what we need, let their thoughts be clear with the player and necessary deal be signed, on Osimhen side nothing has been said if he wishes to remain one more season or leave Galatasaray.

Chelsea's attention to signing Osimhen hasn't gone off, it's still there. They will think of making another big move to sign him before the transfer window is closed. If the deal doesn't happen as planned, Chelsea is eyeing a potential target(a striker) from RC Strasbourg. His name is Emanuel Emegha(a Dutch national).

Wait, i saw a thread in the gambling section concerning Osimehn movement to a Saudi club, i don't know how true it is but i know we can't keep up with the rumors concerning the player, i will try to be more informed with his transfer news, the delay is not helping fans with their emotions, while Galatasaray fans are hoping he stays, Chelsea fans who are interested in the player are taking it as a long wait for the deal to be sealed.

There has been a lot of rumors about the next move of the player Victor Osimhen since his loan with Galatasaray ended this season but the said player is yest to make a comment concerning his next steps but we believe the whole story will be visible soon but I think the player will rather choose to play in England than go to Saudi Arabia this time.

Galatasaray fans are begging Victor Osimhen to stay and there are rumors that Chelsea is asking questions and considering a second move for the player likewise Manchester United, but there are chances of Victor Osimhen joining Chelsea especially now that they will play in the champions League next season.

[Cryptoprincess101]

It is not only Victor Boniface that flops for the national team; almost all the big players in the national team who are playing very well abroad always play below people's expectations. Nigeria has a good number of players that should have helped our national team dominate African football for years and win the African Cup of Nations. I can't even remember the last time Nigeria's national team lifted the African Cup of Nations.

If I were any of these Nigerian international players, I will do the same thing without remorse. These guys have been in the system and they know whatsup. They have played in Nigeria and played outside of Nigeria. They have interacted with players from all over the world and they know how those other players are treated by their country. Our case is different. It's better I am uninjured and play for my club than to sustain injury while playing for the National team where I know that I will likely not get the best treatment.

The Nigeria national team has been performing below expectations for a very long time. If the Nigeria national team players think that the treatment they are getting from the Nigeria Football Federation is not fair compared to the treatment European countries give to their players, then they should stop playing for the Nigeria national team and focus on club football since they aren't fully committed to defending the Nigerian badge.

This should not have been the right statement to make because players work so hard to represent their individual countries on international duties and it is the responsibility of the football body of each country to take care of the well-being of those players throughout the international matches so why will the NFF be treating these players badly despite their sacrifices to the National team. Imagine how these players are well taken care of at the various leagues but when they come to their own Country they are being treated like trash without any formal recognition. If it was some European countries that have players like Victor Boniface, Victor Osimhen and Ademola Lookman they would have made sure that they give them the best treatment ever but here in Nigeria we don't really value the worth of these players in their respective leagues.

[Jegileman]

He doesn't need to change anything in his game, all he just have to do is to add physicality to his game, because we all have seen that since he started featuring for our super eagles, we just can point at any point in time when he was actually doing well in the colors of our super eagles, his best playing form is mostly at Bayern Leverkusen, while in our super eagles team he has greatly under perform, and by watching at him, it mostly boils down to how physical African football is, so if he can adjust his physicality, I believe that he is going to do well with time.

Can we give him the benefit of not having enough playing time in the Nigerian squad as to why his performance is like this? He really plays better in the club side and was one of the talisman in them winning their first ever Bundesliga title last season. Maybe he should be giving more playing time even if he’s not in the starting lineup up because he can’t bench Osimhen to be started as the main striker of the super eagles football team. He possess some physical ability which will really help the national team if he applies most of that in the game when give the chance to play. I still think highly of him as a good player and have the believe that this present super eagles squad has all the best players they need in all positions and not lacking in their positions.

[Agbe]

He doesn't need to change anything in his game, all he just have to do is to add physicality to his game, because we all have seen that since he started featuring for our super eagles, we just can point at any point in time when he was actually doing well in the colors of our super eagles, his best playing form is mostly at Bayern Leverkusen, while in our super eagles team he has greatly under perform, and by watching at him, it mostly boils down to how physical African football is, so if he can adjust his physicality, I believe that he is going to do well with time.

Can we give him the benefit of not having enough playing time in the Nigerian squad as to why his performance is like this? He really plays better in the club side and was one of the talisman in them winning their first ever Bundesliga title last season. Maybe he should be giving more playing time even if he’s not in the starting lineup up because he can’t bench Osimhen to be started as the main striker of the super eagles football team. He possess some physical ability which will really help the national team if he applies most of that in the game when give the chance to play. I still think highly of him as a good player and have the believe that this present super eagles squad has all the best players they need in all positions and not lacking in their positions.

let not forget that there is difference between club side and country football because in the club side you play  every weekend so there is team work and connections and that is what has helped boniface in Leverkusen but this is not the case when it comes to country because you have few playing time as there are not much competition boniface will gradually improve and be a fan favorite in the super eagles line up because he got quality

[Oluwa-btc]

I don't know the plans of Chelsea, but I'm very sure Osimhen will do well at Chelsea, not just for himself, but there will be a good transformation for Chelsea.

They have no such plans for him at the moment. They're after a young lad from England names Liam Delap who has been linked heavily to both Manchester United and Chelsea. I think the best shot for Victor Osimhen would be to play for Chelsea but they feel like his wages and salaries are currently outrageous and too high for them to handle. Personally,  I think he deserves it coz we have so many players playing shite with high payrolls.  Nigeria Won Ghana tonight anyways.. #Thoughts?!

[Mayor of ogba]

It is not only Victor Boniface that flops for the national team; almost all the big players in the national team who are playing very well abroad always play below people's expectations. Nigeria has a good number of players that should have helped our national team dominate African football for years and win the African Cup of Nations. I can't even remember the last time Nigeria's national team lifted the African Cup of Nations.

If I were any of these Nigerian international players, I will do the same thing without remorse. These guys have been in the system and they know whatsup. They have played in Nigeria and played outside of Nigeria. They have interacted with players from all over the world and they know how those other players are treated by their country. Our case is different. It's better I am uninjured and play for my club than to sustain injury while playing for the National team where I know that I will likely not get the best treatment.

The Nigeria national team has been performing below expectations for a very long time. If the Nigeria national team players think that the treatment they are getting from the Nigeria Football Federation is not fair compared to the treatment European countries give to their players, then they should stop playing for the Nigeria national team and focus on club football since they aren't fully committed to defending the Nigerian badge.

This should not have been the right statement to make because players work so hard to represent their individual countries on international duties and it is the responsibility of the football body of each country to take care of the well-being of those players throughout the international matches so why will the NFF be treating these players badly despite their sacrifices to the National team. Imagine how these players are well taken care of at the various leagues but when they come to their own Country they are being treated like trash without any formal recognition. If it was some European countries that have players like Victor Boniface, Victor Osimhen and Ademola Lookman they would have made sure that they give them the best treatment ever but here in Nigeria we don't really value the worth of these players in their respective leagues.

If you are doing a job for someone and you aren't satisfied with the way the person is treating you, and you complain to the person to treat you right and the person refuses to do that, I think the best thing for you to do is to stop the work and focus on somewhere else. If Nigerian players know too well that the Nigeria Football Federation isn't giving them the right treatment they deserve, they should stop showing up for international duties so that it will enable the Nigeria Football Federation to do the needful and provide them with the right treatment they deserve.

[Amphenomenon]

I don't know the plans of Chelsea, but I'm very sure Osimhen will do well at Chelsea, not just for himself, but there will be a good transformation for Chelsea.

They have no such plans for him at the moment. They're after a young lad from England names Liam Delap who has been linked heavily to both Manchester United and Chelsea. I think the best shot for Victor Osimhen would be to play for Chelsea but they feel like his wages and salaries are currently outrageous and too high for them to handle. Personally,  I think he deserves it coz we have so many players playing shite with high payrolls.  Nigeria Won Ghana tonight anyways.. #Thoughts?!

Osimhen wage demand is not really too high for Chelsea  to handle but rather the management were trying to get the better of Osimhen during the transfer deadline. His pay won't be much different from Sterling pay and I will say he deserves it because he has proven himself consistently and this better, limiting his injury struggles not like last season.

[Davidvictorson]

This should not have been the right statement to make because players work so hard to represent their individual countries on international duties and it is the responsibility of the football body of each country to take care of the well-being of those players throughout the international matches so why will the NFF be treating these players badly despite their sacrifices to the National team. Imagine how these players are well taken care of at the various leagues but when they come to their own Country they are being treated like trash without any formal recognition. If it was some European countries that have players like Victor Boniface, Victor Osimhen and Ademola Lookman they would have made sure that they give them the best treatment ever but here in Nigeria we don't really value the worth of these players in their respective leagues.

I agree with you. Let's take it to the workplace setting. If for example, an organization takes care of the welfare of their staff to the level of comfort that their is right and their salaries are also increased in the right proportion that they never have to worry about anything again, the performance of the staff and their organization will see a new leap beyond expectation because everyone will want to give in their best. The same common sense knowledge is carried into the Nigerian football or sport space. The NFF knows what to do but just don't want to do it.

[GiftedMAN]

I don't know the plans of Chelsea, but I'm very sure Osimhen will do well at Chelsea, not just for himself, but there will be a good transformation for Chelsea.

They have no such plans for him at the moment. They're after a young lad from England names Liam Delap who has been linked heavily to both Manchester United and Chelsea. I think the best shot for Victor Osimhen would be to play for Chelsea but they feel like his wages and salaries are currently outrageous and too high for them to handle. Personally,  I think he deserves it coz we have so many players playing shite with high payrolls.  Nigeria Won Ghana tonight anyways.. #Thoughts?!

Chelsea not willing to sign Victor Osimhen is really funny to me because some of the overrated guys in the team can't outperform Victor Osimhen and his goal scoring abilities will even help the team to win matches and have good number of goals cause Victor Osimhen is a goal getter. I hope Chelsea doesn't regret after going for Liam Delap instead of Victor Osimhen cause the club will have themselves to blame.

Big ups to Nigeria Super Eagles for their performance tonight, they won by 2:1 and their performance was better than that of their opponent Ghana.