Paul Onuachu has expressed his desire to remain with Trabzonspor despite interest from other clubs, Completesports.com reports.
Onuachu has scored 21 times, and registered two assists in 24 league appearances for Trabzonspor this season.
The forward’s outstanding goal-scoring form has attracted interest from Bundesliga sides Bayer Leverkusen, VfL Wolfsburg, and Werder Bremen.
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Saudi club Al-Ahli are also reportedly willing to offer the Nigeria international €6 million, three times his current salary at Trabzonspor.
Onuachu is however not willing to leave Turkey for now, having arrived on a permanent transfer from Southampton last summer.
The 31-year-old is desperate to help the Black Sea Storm win trophies.
“I will stay here. We have trophies to win with Trabzonspor,” Onuachu was quoted by FotomacBy Adeboye Amosu
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Playing in bundesliga obviously will expose your weaknesses,the reason you prefer to stay put in Turkey,a league with mediocre defenders!KING OF SMALL LEAGUES!!!
Apparently only got back playing for the super eagles on the back of scoring goals against weak defenders only to come to super eagles and fumble!Please Eric Chelle should Onuachu declines to take his career out of fear of being exposed to a top 5 league,please STOP calling him up!The likes of him Awoniyi,Boniface are the part of the reasons we’re missing out in the world cup very poor impotent strikers!!
@Greenturf the turkish league is a small league?
A league with mediocre and weak defenders??
Are you indirectly saying that osimhen plays in a small, weak and mediocre league???
Remember osimhen’s Gala from a small league like you called it, defeated some of the top teams in europe elite’s league like liverpool, juventus, tottenham…
So whats your point exactly???
You didn’t mention they lost to liverpool 4nil.Galatasaray survived Juventus away because of the red card the home team conceded otherwise i do not see them getting the better of Juventus. Besides Galatasaray is the only team in the Turkish league that can compete in Europe others are below par.
Are you now talking from both sides of your mouth or it’s you being cheeky?!
hahaha I am only trying to be cheeky my brother…lol…
Mi seh – Left Awoniyi out of dis one, Awogoal suffered some very crucial injurys and then hin manager no future am becos dem bin buy anoda strikers. Wit more game time Awo na very sharp striker blive me frend.
If I heared Awo anyting fron yur mouth again penren ehn? Yuh go hear weein!
But as for Onuashoe, hin na swegbe, yuh said he didnt competed in big league and only scoring goal in small small league like in Turkish, dat is half correct because yuh forgoted dat hin don go England fail tire! Abi hin no try hin luck for Southampton? na becos of Onuashoe aka stegomaya na hin dem relegate na abi na lie? If yuh nor know mek yuh go find out ke – in fact na becos of hin de manager get sack at dat time, even de manager sef stop de utilise de otu like halfway thru de season becos hin give yur guy chance afta chance but your guy just dey let an down ne, so pls lets left Onuashoe matter patapata abegi! Hin no get de footbal memo!
Let hun beta stayed in Trukey becos anotherwise deres noting for hin anywhere else! nonsense!
Nor be de Okoye Okoye wey all wunu dey shout be dis? Ehn??
1 game and hin don carry injury, she na dis wan wuna con here dey compared with Nwabali (de Rock)?
klklklkl I laffing is swahilish. Wuna neva ready, mek wunu go shine wuna eye first before wunu begin yan nonsense! Mugus!
Okoye ko, mugabe ne lmaoo!
It’s better he stays in Turkey
Well said, monkey.
Bad belle pipo should leave Onu goal alone.
His legs are long.
His money is long.
Goals na water.
If the SE players gave him the type of service he gets at his club, he will do his part. Yes, he’s aging, and should be gradually replaced. But he is by no means a poor striker!
Any striker who cannot compete against quality defenders at international level and top European leagues is poor.
I have no resentment against anybody.Do well i will praise you,fumble I will criticise you hoping you improve tomorrow as simple as that.
Anyone doing well financially good-luck to that,I’m only here to discuss football and in my world we don’t look at people’s finances
Greenturf my brother, how dey go dey go?
You see, I try to steer clear of this kind of debate nowadays because, let’s face it, it is waste of time for me, plus, I am getting too old for this sh*t!
However, let me try to “roll back to the years” like they say in football.
You see, I think your statement above has a lot of flaws and highly disrespectful to the defenders of the leagues he has played.
In Belgium, a pretty decent league, Onuachu was averaging 1 goal per game in that league. In Denmark, he averaged 1 goal in 2 games.
Even in his second season in England, I managed to average 1 goal in 5 games, proving that, if he had been given the opportunity, he might well have “grown” into the league.
Onuachu is not versatile, we all know that. And he is a high maintenance striker, meaning, there is a limit to the number of formations (and positions within those formations) that will bring out the best in him.
But to say Onuachu only performs against poor defenders in mediocre leagues is harsh, my brother.
That Onuachu is not everyone’s cup of team is perfectly acceptable: I am not a fan of all Super Eagles players.
But, I think we should try to be objective.
Onuachu has a lot going for him. First off, he does as he is told, coaches love that, Peseiro did.
In the Super Eagles, He comes in deep to link up play, thereby lubricating the passing routine with extra bodies.
In the last Afcon, both Pompei and the match commentators applauded Onuachu for his efforts in midfield passes when we played 4-2-4, a formation that naturally leaves us light in the middle; plus he managed to score a goal in that match.
In Turkey, you focused so much on the “weak” defenders without mentioning the “strong” strikers in the league, not least Osihmen. Yet Onuachu tops the scorers chart without so much of a wave goodbye to the rest.
For the next 16 months, if he continues to top scorers chart in Turkey, I will have him in and around the Super Eagles set up.
He has decent footwork, good passing range, aerial capacity and acceptable killer instinct.
Ultimately it’s up to the coach. If he chooses not to invite Onuachu, I won’t lose a sleep over it, wetin be my own? Wetin concern agbero with overload?
However, to say Boniface and Awoniyi are better that Onuachu has to be comic relief, surely! When I read that part from your entry, it was like Chinua Achebe had adapted the climactic chapter of “Things Fall Apart” into a pantomime episode of Jacob and Aderupoko’s comedy extravaganza: I laughed my head off!
Boniface!!!??? May I never see my back without using a mirror!
Feed Longimanus, and he will score.
Onu goal doesn’t press like Osimhen, he can’t do it on his own like Mbappe, he needs service. period.
Put the ball in the air, and there are not many defenders that have the height to compete with him. Put it on the ground like Dele Bashiru did for him at the Afcon, and see the ruthless, competent finish that Onu goal produced. A striker’s goal.
If our team fails to provide him that service consistently, that’s a team problem. It’s not that Onu goal is not good.
National team no be any body papa compound. If he is no longer invited, that’s ok. But it does not mean he’s not good.
He did not do well at Southampton because of the dearth of service. Put him in a team like Man City or Liverpool where he will get abundant service, then let’s have this conversation again.
Even teams like Brentford and Brighton, though not big teams, are known to keep their forwards well supplied with quality service. Onu goal will do well in clubs like these.
With Thiago’s performance this season, he will likely be making a big money move soon.
As for Brighton, Welbeck is in his mid thirties, and will soon be past his sell by date.
Onu goal will be a very good acquisition for either club. The problem of course is that Trabzonspor would have placed an “arm and a leg” valuation on Onu goal, pricing him out of the reach of most clubs. If they can somehow make it happen, I think Onu goal will hit the ground running, given the playing style of these clubs.
In summary, if you need individual brilliance, forget Onu goal.
But if you are ready to work with your striker and for your striker, and give him consistent service, then Onu goal is a viable option.
@deo my guy!Thanks for your refreshing submission..
I think you should go back to the last paragraph where i mentioned Boniface and Awoniyi..I classed the trio in the same category of strikers at national level . You’ll agree with me these strikers poor return and the Nff mismanagement are the reasons we’re not going to the world Cup this summer,we seem to have forgotten too soon..
Onuachu has been part of the super eagles for a longtime now,but yet to justify his selection.His goal return is extremely low he’s very easy to tame by defenders,he’s slow and rarely at the right place at the right time!It’s frustrating watching him play for the super eagles!Akor Adams few caps for Nigeria has yielded more fruits than Onuachu’s years of unproductivity for the super eagles..Whenever he’s subbed on our attack dies!Against Iran his introduction killed any chance of us adding numbers to the two we already had.
Honestly I would STOP his invitation if I were the gaffer regardless how many goals he scores in Turkey..He’s no good for Nigeria I’m not saying it out of hate,we all know this no disrespect to the young man!I wish him well for his future but should retire from the national team after years of underwhelming performances!
At least Awoniyi had 1 good season in Germany another couple in England,for injuries he would have had very successful European career..Boniface had one great season in Germany injuries limited his numbers in further seasons but at national level these strikers are in the same bracket!They’re largely UNPRODUCTIVE!But in Europe I will rate Awoniyi and Boniface well ahead of Onuachu because they’re proven in the top 5 European leagues!
Perhaps Onuachu may have had a successful career playing for a top European team where services are provided aplenty,just maybe,we don’t know that!
I’m not being cruel.I am giving an honest analysis,sorry I don’t know how to water down my opinion,I’m not very good at being nice and diplomatic when it comes to review!