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Titian22: 8:46am On Jun 08
Mybettingtips:
It seems the man was actually right. Osimhen ended up in Saudi league as he predicted in 2023. Kvara with PSG and now a UCL winner, Kim Min Jae went on to Bayern. Saudi at 26yrs old is crazy

He was very right, I have always fear for his moves with fhe kind of friends and people he hang around with. For a professional footballer you just have to be careful and all. Be around people of like minds, goals and ambitions

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marvin906(m): 8:47am On Jun 08
Titian22:

Oga wetin nor dey realistic there? Is that you guys lack thr intelligence to know that he can insert in his clause the possibilities for renegotiation based on his performance

Don't you know that Chelsea last time agreed to pay him 6M pounds annual with add-ons of 4M pounds subject to Chelsea winning a trophy and qualifying for champions league

Had it been he signed he would've attain that smoothly and even if Chelsea unwilling to improve or renegotiate the deal. A season for Chelsea would've project him as a player that has proved his mantle in the Epl

Nothing wrong in reducing wages to play in the best leagues, rejuvenate your dominance and later go to Saudi on high to make money in your 30s



It's not always black and white..
What you might think is simple isn't always..
If the club doesn't win the champions league and qualify for the champions league for the next two seasons that means he's at a loss...
He now leaves Chelsea what makes you think another club won't pull the same stunt..
It's not always black and white..
Show me a top striker in Europe that would do what you ask..

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marvin906(m): 8:51am On Jun 08
Titian22:


He was very right, I have always fear for his moves with fhe kind of friends and people he hang around with. For a professional footballer you just have to be careful and all. Be around people of like minds, goals and ambitions



Sometimes you guys speak as if you know the player personally..
Last last all I see selfishness from everybody

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Titian22: 8:52am On Jun 08
marvin906:




It's not always black and white..
What you might think is simple isn't always..
If the club doesn't win the champions league and qualify for the champions league for the next two seasons that means he's at a loss...
He now leaves Chelsea what makes you think another club won't pull the same stunt..
It's not always black and white

See how you reason it low. Chelsea is one club that always win trophies even in their bad form.

They just won conference league and play in champions league next season and will compete for epl trophy. Imagine a player like Drogba and even more clinical than Drogba.... as their top striker.

You guys don't really know who Oshimen is. The guy is like a monster, one man army, more like africa Ronaldo. He is a rare kind of Nigeria player.

The pain we will have about him in the future like okocha will be he underachieved as a player.

Oshimen in that Chelsea attack will get Chelsea a champions league trophy within 3 years.

Napoli almost won Ac Milan the last time in champions league had it been kvara was not selfish and oshimen played first league which he missed due to injury I think

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Titian22: 8:52am On Jun 08
marvin906:




Sometimes you guys speak as if you know the player personally..
Last last all I see selfishness from everybody

Which player personally do you know that makes you talk here and analyse their play and football??
marvin906(m): 8:55am On Jun 08
Titian22:


See how you reason it low. Chelsea is one club that always win trophies even in their bad form.

They just won conference league and play in champions league next season and will compete for epl trophy. Imagine a player like Drogba and even more clinical than Drogba.... as their top striker.

You guys don't really know who Oshimen is. The guy is like a monster, one man army, more like africa Ronaldo. He is a rare kind of Nigeria player.

The pain we will have about him in the future like okocha will be he underachieved as a player.

Oshimen in that Chelsea attack will get Chelsea a champions league trophy within 3 years.

Napoli almost won Ac Milan the last time in champions league had it been kvara was not selfish and oshimen played first league which he missed due to injury I think


What was my first statement nothing is always black and white..
As far as you can't see the future don't assume with confidence..
Just because you want him to play where you like, if he's given trash to eat would you say throw your pride away and eat the trash..
Last everybody is selfish..
Any decision he makes it's the best for him and he's family

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marvin906(m): 8:56am On Jun 08
Titian22:


Which player personally do you know that makes you talk here and analyse their play and football??



I was referring to the last statement on your write up

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Subzerooo: 9:07am On Jun 08
Bournemouth interested in Christantus Uche
BankyGee(m): 9:32am On Jun 08
Titian22:


It seems you know more than SkySport Italia?
It seems you know more than Fabrizio Romano?

No be the same SkySport Italia say he agree personal with Al-Ahli during last summer? How did it pan out, except Galatasaray is located in Saudi Arabia.

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BankyGee(m): 9:52am On Jun 08
Titian22:


It seems you know more than SkySport Italia?
Yinmu 😒

30th August, 2024.

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TheSuperNerd(m): 10:01am On Jun 08
Let me even speak explicitly on this paycut angle.

Now, while I am not in of taking a massive paycut from 250k down to, for instance, 120k per week.... I pointing out that moving from Serie A to EPL should see am increase in pay and not a decrease, I still think a compromise to keep things at 180 or 200 will be fair and also if truly it is Osimhen's dream of playing in the EPL, then he could consider that slight compromise. That is my preamble take on the paycut talks. But guess what, that's not all... we have folks who took massive paycuts and they are not bums.


Odion Ighalo, Osimhen's supposed mentor took a pay cut to play for Manchester Utd. You think he was stupid? Is he not the same Iggy drinking in all the arab money afterwards? He is still playing there as we speak bagging good money per week (used to be higher when he first came to Saudi so at 35 still earning over 100k euros per week is tops).
Iggy taking a pay cut to fulfill a dream (moving to Earth's 2nd biggest clubside) didnt stop him from doing all he has done and is still doing back home in Nigeria in of Charity acts, philanthropic gestures and more.


Another example is Kylian Mbappe. I dont think even Osimhen will do what Mbappe did.
Mbappe took a crazy paycut from 72M euros/year after tax (nearly 100M euros pretax) down to earn about 32M euros per year just to fulfill a dream by moving to the Biggest Clubside on earth, Real Madrid.

Mbappe is also 26 and I am no God but I bet he will win big laurels with Madrid eventually further cementing his legacy. He has started well already breaking all the debut goal records of his Madrid Predecessors from CR7 to Zomorano and co.

Mbappe is a lad who has won a World Cup already. Yet he knows he still has much he can accomplish at the highest level.


In the end, who the f**k am I to have a say right? That is what some folks turn this into? No problem. So I have a say when it comes to praising Osimhen and analysing his potentials but not when it comes to his footballing career decisions abi.

No one had a problem with our opinions in the beginning when he struggled at Wolfsburg? I was among those who ed his move to Belgium as a step down from to find his feet again and rise up.... I celebrated his first ever career goal at Charleroi. I CAME OUT OF HIBERNATION THAT YEAR, LOGGED INTO NL just for that kid of yesteryear. Since the early days, I have always pictured Osimhen rising to be the best Number 9 Nigeria and Africa will ever see.... Heck! Even Osimhen himself came in my twitter DM and we struck a relationship. Why would he come to me if he didnt see that I had his best interests at heart? But it is fine, we have no say naa.

I am no yes-man. I look out for my friends. I am one who always brings out the best in those I relate with. It's one of my gifts.

But in the end, it is fine. The Osimhen saga will be over and we will all return to discussing other Naija stars. I will fully have my real last word on Osimhen's transfer only when his move to Saudi Arabia is truly a "here we go".

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TheSuperNerd(m): 10:05am On Jun 08
Lol... Titian22, relax yourself. Bankygee is right. Dont swallow everything you read or hear. Skysports have been manipulated several times before with off-scent news. So dont react fully to all the "Osimhen has agreed with Al Hilal" bla bla bla until you see Osimhen holding a shirt or pen g.

No be the first time naa. I how the Napoli transfer went too.

BankyGee:

Yinmu 😒

30th August, 2024.

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oloriooko(m): 10:05am On Jun 08
People should allow Osi be for god's sake angry
It's his life, it's his career, it's his choice, it's his decision
Stop playing god in his life, you have no clue of the full info about this matter stop judging him stop painting him stoopid he knows what's best for him and whatever choice he makes has no bearing with any of you judges
Let the guy be!!!
Enough!!!

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TheSuperNerd(m): 10:08am On Jun 08
So everyone should pack up and close the thread then since we dont have any business talking about the Super Eagles anymore. Let's pack up shall we?

So we were playing god when we also ed his charleroi step down in the beginning? Why didnt you stop us then?

Why didnt you call us Judges back then?

oloriooko:
People should allow Osi be for god's sake angry
It's his life, it's his career, it's his choice, it's his decision
Stop playing god in his life, you have no clue of the full info about this matter stop judging him stop painting him stoopid he knows what's best for him and whatever choice he makes has no bearing with any of you judges
Let the guy be!!!
Enough!!!

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minfelix(m): 10:25am On Jun 08
TheSuperNerd:
So everyone should pack up and close the thread then since we dont have any business talking about the Super Eagles anymore. Let's pack up shall we?

So we were playing god when we also ed his charleroi step down in the beginning? Why didnt you stop us then?

Why didnt you call us Judges back then?

Like!! we should let osimhen be🤣🤣….a whole biggest striker currently in Nigeria and even in Africa….we should let him be🤣…..a big popular figure

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zicky(m): 10:44am On Jun 08
oloriooko:
People should allow Osi be for god's sake angry
It's his life, it's his career, it's his choice, it's his decision
Stop playing god in his life, you have no clue of the full info about this matter stop judging him stop painting him stoopid he knows what's best for him and whatever choice he makes has no bearing with any of you judges
Let the guy be!!!
Enough!!!
You guys should end this rubbish talk, fans commenting on Osimhen transfer saga is normal as a football fan. Even Nigeria manU fan in my village that has never cross his village will give his strong opinion on who and who the club he's ing should sign. Any football fan is free to give his or her take on any player (even though we all know our opinions matters less).

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komekn(m): 10:48am On Jun 08
Goke7:

He was injured that season, but your hatred won't let you see that. That's how bad hate is, and once he gets injured again, you and your goons will be back again to celebrate his downfall. May God heal you

Staying injury free is part of the strategy to be world 🌍 class. This is an appraisal that affects all players nobody is exempt.

How many games have Messi & Ronaldo missed in 10 years from injury, that's intrinsic to maintaining world best accolade.

Salah, Mbappe, Haaland, Kane, etc maintain world class status by having programme to stay injury free as much as possible.

If you get injured all the time then you will get labelled "injury prone" value drops and you will never be world class. There will only be speculation of what could have been, once again this affects all players.

I have players at age 14/15 already have fitness programmes to stay injury free. Staying injury free is part of being world class it's not 🚫 HATE.

You get the sports science analysts & physiotherapists involved and you pray 🙏🏿 trust God and walk in Faith.
zicky(m): 10:51am On Jun 08
minfelix:

Like!! we should let osimhen be🤣🤣….a whole biggest striker currently in Nigeria and even in Africa….we should let him be🤣…..a big popular figure
He for no play for Nigeria 😂. When we are desperately looking for our own Salah, Drogba, Eto. For the first time in like a decade we are seeing a glimpse of such, you say Nigerians shouldn't talk about him 😂
mostob(m): 10:51am On Jun 08
oloriooko:
Crystal Palace FA Cup winner, Eberechi Eze got married this weekend in full igbo culture of Nigeria
Congrats bro!
He no gree play for us but he get mind come marry one of our Achalugos.
I hope the bride's family bill am wella grin
WarHammer2000: 10:53am On Jun 08
Even if nobody else has a right to speak on Osimhen, TheSuperNerd certainly does. Man has always been Osimhen's biggest er from when he was struggling at Wolfsburg.

I think it's really pathetic if Osimhen will prioritize money over his career. Bruno Fernandes just turned down a whole bunch of money from Saudi to stay with a Man Utd that won't even be in Europe. Mbappe turned down unbelievable sums from same Saudi and took a huge pay cut instead to Madrid.

Black man must be black man.

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komekn(m): 10:58am On Jun 08
BankyGee:

He still finished third top scorer that season, with 15 goals and 3 assists from 25 games. The second top scorer was 16 goals. Since he scored 26 goals, the other 2 top scorers after him were 24 and 25 goals respectively, not touching his tally yet.

The Lautaro Martínez has not scored up to 26 league goals in his Serie A career despite playing for an Inter Milan team that loves attacking.

Okay, Lautaro Martínez scored 24 goals the season Osimhen had 15 in 25 games, what happened to him this season? 12 goals in 31 games, no injuries or anything. Dey push agenda like Mai Ruwa dey go.


The season Osimhen scored 26 goals was the first season he played up to 30+ league games.

Yen yen yen yen yen yen yen yen yen yen yen na him you just dey type since to push agenda.

The word , "CONSISTENT" is intrinsic to being world class.

Look below Lautaro Martínez , scored over 20 goals in three season in Seria A, but not many are screaming 😱 world class at him.

Now compare Martinez record of 7 consecutive seasons of consistency to VO which is more consistent❓. I notice you have jettisoned the number of league goals scored to position on the goals scored chart 📉.

Your being emotional.

Amedino99(m): 11:00am On Jun 08
Titian22:


See how you reason it low. Chelsea is one club that always win trophies even in their bad form.

They just won conference league and play in champions league next season and will compete for epl trophy. Imagine a player like Drogba and even more clinical than Drogba.... as their top striker.

You guys don't really know who Oshimen is. The guy is like a monster, one man army, more like africa Ronaldo. He is a rare kind of Nigeria player.

The pain we will have about him in the future like okocha will be he underachieved as a player.

Oshimen in that Chelsea attack will get Chelsea a champions league trophy within 3 years.

Napoli almost won Ac Milan the last time in champions league had it been kvara was not selfish and oshimen played first league which he missed due to injury I think
that first paragraph is not really true. The only season they won something tangible with bad league form in recent times (10 years) was 2017/18 when they won FA cup and ended 5th place. Every other season they won a trophy came with a top 4 finish. Their last two seasons prior to this season have been underwhelming with 12th and 6th place with no trophies to show.
komekn(m): 11:05am On Jun 08
maidaboi:
'I never rated Solanke' Liar 😂😂😂

I rated him above KC and VO at THAT TIME.

But as at top level premier league striker a Big NO.
TheSuperNerd(m): 11:08am On Jun 08
Found this on the Africa Facts Zone handle on X. I havent personally verified fully but they do make some good researches on African topics.

Yekini had more Senior Pro goals than Eto'o? That's crazily massive. Although we know Eto'o played longer at the highest level.


Africa's Highest Goalscorers of All Time

1. Roger Milla 🇨🇲 - 503 goals in 905 games

2. Rashidi Yekini 🇳🇬 - 483 goals in 673 games

3. Samuel Eto'o 🇨🇲 - 426 goals in 877 games

4. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 🇬🇦 - 401 goals in 805 games

5. Godfrey Chitalu 🇿🇲 - 393 goals in 598 games

6. Mohamed Salah 🇪🇬 - 382 goals in 661 games

7. Didier Drogba 🇨🇮 - 365 goals in 791 games

8. Dieumerci Mbokani 🇨🇩 - 328 goals in 704 games

9. Yousef El Arabi 🇲🇦 - 310 goals in 578 games

10. Hossam Hassan 🇪🇬 - 303 goals in 647 games

11. Asamoah Gyan 🇬🇭 - 290 goals in 533 games

12. George Weah 🇱🇷 - 288 goals in 628 games

13. Nassim Akrour 🇩🇿 - 288 goals

14. Ahmed Faras 🇲🇦 - 275 goals in 325 games

15. Salif Keita 🇲🇱 - 259 goals in 404 games.

Source: Africa Facts Zone.

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komekn(m): 11:13am On Jun 08
DABIGATRAN:
Soon some inferiority-complex clowns will return to tell us how Okoye is the next thing after sliced bread.
In of ability, Nwabali is miles ahead of this Okoye dude

What did Okoye do wrong for you to say Nwabali is miles ahead.
komekn(m): 11:18am On Jun 08
yinkeys:
Omo
Will Boniface be dropped?
Umar Sadiq hasn’t been given a chance under this coach yet ?

On what basis outstanding performance in La Liga or historical performance in the Segundo of 4/5 years ago 🥺
BankyGee(m): 11:22am On Jun 08
komekn:


The word , "CONSISTENT" is intrinsic to being world class.

Look below Lautaro Martínez , scored over 20 goals in three season in Seria A, but not many are screaming 😱 world class at him.

Now compare Martinez record of 7 consecutive seasons of consistency to VO which is more consistent❓. I notice you have jettisoned the number of league goals scored to position on the goals scored chart 📉.

Your being emotional.
All power belongs to you 🙌🏾
yinkeys(m): 11:27am On Jun 08
Mybettingtips:
It seems the man was actually right. Osimhen ended up in Saudi league as he predicted in 2023. Kvara with PSG and now a UCL winner, Kim Min Jae went on to Bayern. Saudi at 26yrs old is crazy
Don’t let Osimhen’s irrational Yes men see this o
What’s playing out is sad to watch as Nigerians but he’s made his choice

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TheSuperNerd(m): 11:27am On Jun 08
BankyGee:

All power belongs to you 🙌🏾

Say wetin? Noooo... you must engage him further. Dont give up. Sebi u no wan use Block button, so better finish this race. Draw strength from TheGoodJoe... Be resilient like Goldfish80, stand your ground like Forgiveness & Mickael2. Break the records!!

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komekn(m): 11:27am On Jun 08
Pidginwhisper:
Nobody dey talk about Tolu hold up play. I’ve watched that guy for a while now. That guy has alot to offer this team. Make the team gel wella first. We go see football from these guys. The ion is gradually coming back. . Today’s not Uche’s day. Onyedika presence on the field swallowed him. Simon moses should do and retire. Man played 90mins and put all foot wrong and almost cost is a goal

Very impressive for a player that's supposedly 6"6' is he really that tall ❓

It's taken him 5 years of development progression in Europe to get to this stage after leaving Nigeria .

I hope it continues , he actually seems considerably fast which is very strange for his size. He is strong with good balance not languid and clumsy fluid and good vision.

I watched a similar player in Monaco he was about 6"7' but deceptively fast, you don't notice it till he has gone past you.

Really want to see more of Tolu👏🏿👏🏿
Amedino99(m): 11:28am On Jun 08
oloriooko:
People should allow Osi be for god's sake angry
It's his life, it's his career, it's his choice, it's his decision
Stop playing god in his life, you have no clue of the full info about this matter stop judging him stop painting him stoopid he knows what's best for him and whatever choice he makes has no bearing with any of you judges
Let the guy be!!!
Enough!!!
I don't how to tell you this but fans are allowed to criticize the actions of the player they . It doesn't mean we won't him any longer, he is a super eagle so the is always there. We will post his goals here even when he scores his 30th goal against al-walood fc. It's not as if our talks here will factor in his decision so why not say your mind.
opes: 11:30am On Jun 08
komekn:


The word , "CONSISTENT" is intrinsic to being world class.

Look below Lautaro Martínez , scored over 20 goals in three season in Seria A, but not many are screaming 😱 world class at him.

Now compare Martinez record of 7 consecutive seasons of consistency to VO which is more consistent❓. I notice you have jettisoned the number of league goals scored to position on the goals scored chart 📉.

Your being emotional.

Lautaro Martínez's records in Serie A

Matches played ------ 237
Goals scored ------------115
Average goals per match------0.48


Osimhen's records

Matches played ------ 108
Goals scored ------------65
Average goals per match------0.62

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