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Current experiences from Soccernet.ng steered Barcelona’s curiosity in recruiting excellent Nigerian midfielder, Wilfred Ndidi, from Leicester Metropolis.
Nonetheless, this pursuit puts Barcelona in competition with La Liga rivals Sevilla and Serie A giants Juventus for the Nigerian worldwide.
Barcelona’s historical past with African gamers prior to now decade has not all the time ended favourably. Take, for example, Alex Music, whose promising profession took a downturn upon his transfer to Barcelona in 2012.
Whereas Music had showcased brilliance at Arsenal, his stint at Barcelona noticed restricted enjoying time and a shift away from his most popular position, usually utilized as a center-back reasonably than in his artistic midfield place.
Regardless of the dearth of enjoying time, Music discovered solace within the monetary positive aspects and a trophy, exhibiting little concern in regards to the restricted alternatives at Barcelona.
“When FC Barcelona supplied me a contract and I noticed how a lot I might earn, I didn’t assume twice about it,
“I believed my spouse and kids ought to have a snug life. I met the sporting director and he mentioned I wouldn’t play many video games, however I didn’t give a sh*t. I knew I used to be going to be a millionaire.” he mentioned, as beforehand quoted by Eurosport.
An analogous state of affairs unfolded for Franck Kessie, who, after a profitable spell at AC Milan, moved to Barcelona on a free switch solely to wrestle for vital recreation time, eventually opting for a move to Al Ahli in the Saudi Pro League.
A number of different African stars like Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Abde Ezzalzouli, Ilaix Moriba, and Kevin-Prince Boateng have additionally confronted challenges in securing substantial enjoying time at Barcelona.
The prospect of Ndidi, who has thrived on the King Energy stadium, going through restricted alternatives at Barcelona looms massive. Leicester’s kind and his impactful performances within the Premier League may additionally deter him from a transfer the place enjoying time may not be as assured.
Whereas choices stay open for Ndidi, with curiosity from Barcelona, Sevilla, and Juventus, his potential transfer to Barcelona is certainly a ‘no-go space’, given the historic challenges confronted by African gamers in securing constant enjoying time on the Camp Nou.
Ayomide Oguntimehin
Ayomide holds a Bachelor’s Diploma in English and at present works as a Information Author. He has greater than 5 years of expertise in digital journalism, with a robust background in researching and writing compelling information.
