Chelsea youngster Ike Ugbo has become the latest England prospect to be targeted by Nigeria.
Nigeria have been running the rule over 21 year-old hotshot Ugbo who has caught the eye after making a prolific start to his loan spell at Roda JC this season.
Ugbo scored his fifth goal in just eight appearances, six of which have been starts, for the Dutch side at Telstar on Friday night and Nigeria had officials at the game to watch him having stepped up their interest.
Striker Ugbo was born in Lewisham, south London and is eligible for Nigeria through his parents.
He has played for England at under-17 and under-20 level, helping the latter squad win the 2017 Toulon Tournament.
Nigeria were dealt a blow last week when Ugbo’s Stamford Bridge teammate Tammy Abraham was recalled to the England squad when they were hoping to persuade him to switch allegiance.
The Premier League's joint top scorer Abraham has featured twice for England in friendlies against Germany and Brazil but will not be tied down until he earns a competitive cap, which could come in either of the upcoming Euro 2020 qualifiers against Czech Republic or Bulgaria.
Nigeria's attempts to swoop for eligible youngsters with dual nationality show no sign of slowing down and could now continue with Ugbo, having recently persuaded the likes of Alex Iwobi, Ola Aina and Chuba Akpom, who all represented England at youth level, to make the switch.
Ugbo has shown admirable maturity by refusing to let a bizarre pay dispute disrupt his scoring form and is determined to continue making his mark in Holland.
It emerged last week that Roda had been used money sent by Chelsea to cover their portion of Ugbo’s wages to instead pay the rest of their squad last month.
The situation has now been resolved and Ugbo, whose Chelsea contract expires in 2021, said: ‘I didn’t really let it affect me. I was just focusing on the [Telstar] match because it was a big game and we needed the three points so I forgot about the other stuff going on.
‘The aim is to finish the season, a strong season, and hopefully get as high as possible with the team and push for the next level.
‘Chelsea came out to the last game to watch me and see how I’m doing. They are really happy with me out here scoring goals and getting back to what I’m good at.’
kingculture19
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hey!,you Africa, don't come here looking for players,we feed Dem we train Dem,gave Dem place to live, now you wanna take Dem, no way.
*gave me some
kingculture19
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pray for sense
so now I'm gonna tell u why don't you ask one out of your two dad to teach me some?
larryboss
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r u English I think so this is why u don't care
pray for sense
kingculture19
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you talk with no sense
your siting on your senses no wonder you can't see
kingculture19
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who care?
r u English I think so this is why u don't care
Tallest1
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And when they make mistake you throw bananas at them and shows them tails. The decision is their’s though
larryboss
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People may be offended by what You're saying but it's the truth! I'm Nigerian but I studied abroad with no help from my country. I'm a doctor now and ever since returning to Nigeria the system and people in general have only bogged me down and frustrated me instead of helping me, yet if I go back to Europe and become hugely successful the same country will start saying I abandoned Nigeria but where was my country when I needed support to keep growing professionally?? If I was in these footballers shoes I'd straight up rather represent the Country of my birth, that helped my parents when they decided to immigrate, has fed, nutured and supported me all my life rather than represent some other country that has never given a rat's ass about me until now that I'm successful just because my parents were born there. I'll split opinions with my comment but that's just how I see it. Plain and simple.
who care?
paabceoryz
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hey!,you Africa, don't come here looking for players,we feed Dem we train Dem,gave Dem place to live, now you wanna take Dem, no way.
Any player has his/her own decision. Let them choose where and which side to represent
kingculture19
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hey!,you Africa, don't come here looking for players,we feed Dem we train Dem,gave Dem place to live, now you wanna take Dem, no way.
I still think some people don't understand my comment one day they will do
kingculture19
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you talk with no sense
what I really want to say to u I won't they will report me and I don't want that so is best to keep it
kingculture19
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Wow! such a good writer you are.
thanks handsome Mike you know what I'm talking about
Coplopsuy
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hey!,you Africa, don't come here looking for players,we feed Dem we train Dem,gave Dem place to live, now you wanna take Dem, no way.
you b***h you feed who shell are in Nigeria making billions of dollars from their soil and you're here blabbing
Handsome Mike
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Well, as long as England don't abandon Abraham in the future that's OK..
Handsome Mike
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People may be offended by what You're saying but it's the truth! I'm Nigerian but I studied abroad with no help from my country. I'm a doctor now and ever since returning to Nigeria the system and people in general have only bogged me down and frustrated me instead of helping me, yet if I go back to Europe and become hugely successful the same country will start saying I abandoned Nigeria but where was my country when I needed support to keep growing professionally?? If I was in these footballers shoes I'd straight up rather represent the Country of my birth, that helped my parents when they decided to immigrate, has fed, nutured and supported me all my life rather than represent some other country that has never given a rat's ass about me until now that I'm successful just because my parents were born there. I'll split opinions with my comment but that's just how I see it. Plain and simple.
Wow! such a good writer you are.
nencemnoyz
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hey!,you Africa, don't come here looking for players,we feed Dem we train Dem,gave Dem place to live, now you wanna take Dem, no way.
People may be offended by what You're saying but it's the truth! I'm Nigerian but I studied abroad with no help from my country. I'm a doctor now and ever since returning to Nigeria the system and people in general have only bogged me down and frustrated me instead of helping me, yet if I go back to Europe and become hugely successful the same country will start saying I abandoned Nigeria but where was my country when I needed support to keep growing professionally?? If I was in these footballers shoes I'd straight up rather represent the Country of my birth, that helped my parents when they decided to immigrate, has fed, nutured and supported me all my life rather than represent some other country that has never given a rat's ass about me until now that I'm successful just because my parents were born there. I'll split opinions with my comment but that's just how I see it. Plain and simple.
Razagul01
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hey!,you Africa, don't come here looking for players,we feed Dem we train Dem,gave Dem place to live, now you wanna take Dem, no way.
you talk with no sense
larryboss
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hey!,you Africa, don't come here looking for players,we feed Dem we train Dem,gave Dem place to live, now you wanna take Dem, no way.
have you feed yourself?
kingculture19
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hey!,you Africa, don't come here looking for players,we feed Dem we train Dem,gave Dem place to live, now you wanna take Dem, no way.
alphanickdrone3436
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Nigeria too will target all black Chelsea players[byebye]
What does that one mean😡😡😡
Luka_thaGoodman
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If players like Raheem S, Abraham, Rice and decided to play for their native countries England will be left struggling
Cacbelnosy
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don't worry about the future keep performing well and the future will set itself
Erass
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Nigeria too will target all black Chelsea players[byebye]