By Johnny Edward:
Nigerian midfielder, Chidebere Nwakali has been left out of Manchester City’s 28-man squad for pre-season training tour in the United States, reports Completesportsnigeria.com.
Also left out of the squad is former England first choice goalkeeper, Joe Hart.
According to a statement from Manchester City’s official website, three players of Nigerian decent Tom Dele-Bashiru,Tosin Adarabioyo and Nathanael Ogbeta made the squad for the pre-season tour.
Nwakali has been linked with a move away from Manchester City having spent the last four seasons on loan away from the club.
The 21 year old joined Manchester City in 2015 and has been sent out on loan since he arrived at the Etihad stadium to Spanish sides, Malaga and Girona, and also to Norwegian clubs, Ik Start and Sogndal.
He was also a loanee at Scottish side, Aberdeen last season where he played eight games.
Belgian side KAA Gent and Dutch first division side, NAC Breda are the two clubs the 21 year old has been heavily linked with.
Manchester City will play against Borussia Dortmund, Liverpool and Bayern Munich in International Champions Cup before returning home for the Community Shield clash with Chelsea on August 5.
They wiil start their Premier League title defence away to Arsenal a week later.
Manchester City’s Players On Pre-Season Tour The United States
Bernardo Silva,.Benjamin Mendy,Tosin Adarabioyo, Riyad Mahrez, Patrick Roberts, Jason Denayer, Daniel Grimshaw, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Douglas Luiz, Jack Harrison, Lukas Nmecha, Phil Foden, Aro Muric, Eric Garcia, Nabil Touaizi, Brahim Diaz, Iker Pozo,Tom Dele-Bashiru, Benjamin Garre,Luke Bolton, Cameron Humphreys, Rabbi Matondo,Tyreke Wilson, Nathanael Ogbeta.
COMMENTS
hmm so this guy can not make 28 man squad at man city and some people are asking our coach to put him in 23 man squad in super eagles,wonders
Dear Chidiebere, some people here in CSN who have never kicked a soccer ball before are advising you the stay back in Man City and “Fight”. Young man, you are a footballer, not a boxer, a wrestler or a karateker. At 21, you need to start playing game after game as you have 2 more years left to develop. After the age of 23-24, footballers’ development stall. Move now to a top club in any of Belgium, Holland, France where you can emerge and blossom and thereafter aspire for the elite class. You are already knocking on the doors of the national team. Regular football will open that door wide for you in no time. Be wise…!
Dear Mr Nwakali, only you can decide your future and not clueless clowns who spend all their time making baseless contributions in social media and internet platforms.
I ask you to pray and show a lot of self-belief. Remember, with man it may be impossible but with God, all things are possible.
If your future lies outside Man City, so be it; if you are destined to shine there, the God that parted the red sea for the Israelites will surely make a way for you to shine in Man City against all the odds.
But first and foremost, Chidiebere, do away with pieces of advice from empty barrels who only believe that stats, figures and spreadsheets are the only factors to always put into consideration.
I blame CSN for all this confusion going on here. The picture they inserted is NOT Chidebere Nwakali rather it is Kelechi Nwakali. So @Mr Ubah hope you are not missing them up. For me, they both deserve a slot in the Super Eagles anyway