Different jerseys, same stage — Nigerian duo Victor Osimhen and Ademola Lookman shared more than just a league; they shared a pattern of problems.
Just when former African Player of The Year, Osimhen, has pulled away from the drama that trailed his unceremonious exit from Italian Serie A side Napoli, reigning Africa’s best player, Lookman, is caught in the web of a transfer saga with Atalanta.
These are players who don’t have to prove themselves, neither to their parent clubs nor their suitors, but the situation they found themselves in leaves them with little or no options.
In the latest twist involving Lookman, the 27-year-old was poised to leave Bergamo this summer—just as he was last year—but Europa League champions Atalanta have proven tough negotiators, rejecting two offers from rivals Inter Milan for the Nigerian forward.
