Lille stand tall for Osimhen, ten other players on national duties
Lille Football Club of France officials are counting their blessings, as eleven of their players went on international duties since last week, saying that it is part of the strong spirit behind the team successes in recent times.
Apart from Nigeria’s Victor Osimhen, who has been with the Super Eagles since last week on AFCON 2021 qualifiers, the club officials are celebrating other players like Tiago Djalo and Jose Fonte of Portugal who was also released by the club to play the Euro qualifiers against Lithuania, Luxembourg and friendly duel against Slovenia respectively.
The club officials are proud to release Zeki Celik and Yusuf Yazici to feature for Turkey in the Euro 2020 qualifiers against Iceland at home and Andorra as Mozambique’s Reinido has the chance to feature for the country against Rwanda and Cape Verde. Expectedly, Osimhen is away in Maseru, Lesotho after playing at home in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State against Benin Republic in the AFCON 2021 qualifiers.
Lille are also standing tall to have Brazil player, Thiago Maia, who is part of the stars the samba nation is parading in a tournament in Spain and a proposed friendly game against the United States of America.
Meanwhile, Osimhen had revealed on his desire to play in the Spanish league and has left the ball in Lille’s court when it comes to a decision on his future next summer.
Lille snapped up the 20-year-old Nigerian forward from Belgian outfit RSC Charleroi last summer as the replacement for Nicolas Pepe, and he has made an impression in his first few months in France.
The Nigerian has already netted seven league goals in 12 appearances and has been linked with a move to the Premier League in the January transfer window.
Osimhen told French sports daily L’Equipe: “I have been a big fan of La Liga since I was a little boy.
“It is my dream to play there.”
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