Nigerian players dey face wahala for summer transfer window, dem future no clear

August 19, 2025

E don clear say Lookman don dey find way comot from Atalanta before last season end, but the 27-year-old still dey stuck with the Bergamo club, and e don cause gbege between am and the people wey dey run the club.

After three seasons wey he don score 39 league goals and give 21 assists inside 93 Serie A matches, Lookman don become one of Atalanta big players. The club don put €50 million price tag on top am. So far, na only Inter Milan don show interest with €45 million offer, but Atalanta reject am.

With two years still remain for him contract, Lookman go need settle the wahala wey dey between am and the club if he wan stay. But for now, the guy don talk say he no wan play for Atalanta again.

As for Iheanacho, since he comot Leicester at the end of 2023/24 season, he don play for Sevilla and Middleborough on loan, but e be like say he never really blend well. So ‘Seniorman’ still dey find new club wey go fit suit am.

One goal and two assists inside 15 matches no do to make Michael Carrick keep am, so the guy don go back Sevilla, but dem no dey count am join their plan again.

Right now, Turkish Super Lig club wey dem dey call Samsunspor dey eye the Super Eagles striker, and dem wan make am join the long list of Naija players wey dey play ball for Turkey.

Valencia and Real Sociedad still dey yan about Umar transfer, but nothing don happen yet. Umar bin show better performance when he dey on loan for Valencia, but e shock people say the club dey do like say dem no wan spend money to sign am.

As Marca talk, Valencia don propose loan deal wey no get transfer fee, but dem go pay full salary plus small loan fee. Real Sociedad dey okay to release am, but dem no wan do free giveaway. If Valencia fit raise their offer reach like €1.5m, the deal fit click.

Arokodare wey score 21 goals last season as top scorer never start any match for Genk this season because e dey like say he wan comot. The club don promise say dem go allow am go, but Genk dey talk say nobody don bring offer for the Naija striker.

The 24-year-old don show say e dey vex for the matter, but e still ready to stay if transfer no happen, meaning say he go hustle again to find space for the team. He even show say he still get fire as he come from bench go score against Standard Liege.

Since Chukwueze waka go Milan for summer of 2023, he never fit reach the level wey make people notice am when he dey Villarreal. Even though he talk say he wan stay and change him story, e still dey unclear whether Milan go support that plan. Reports dey talk say Allegri wan keep Alexis Saelemaekers and use the Belgian winger wey just return from Roma loan as backup to Christian Pulisic, instead of Chukwueze.

Chukwueze join Milan with €21m from Villarreal, and since then, the 26-year-old don score eight goals and give six assists inside 69 matches for all competitions with the Rossoneri.

Dessers, after two solid seasons with Rangers, dey look transfer options as two years still dey for him contract. Na only Greek club AEK Athens dey show interest for now. Even though everything don calm small, gist dey fly say move to Greece still fit happen. The 30-year-old don shine well for Rangers and even collect praise from him coach.

Aribo play only one match for Southampton during pre-season, and e don dey show signs say he fit comot soon. Him contract go finish next summer, so Southampton fit dey reason how dem go recover some of the €10m wey dem take buy am in 2022.

Right now, Bundesliga club RB Leipzig and LaLiga side Villarreal dey eye the Naija midfielder. Reports even talk say Leipzig don already drop €10m offer for am. E be like say Aribo don ready to move on, especially as Southampton don drop from Premier League and he no dey get enough play time.

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