As the summer transfer window draws near, one player who has been heavily linked with a transfer of Gent of Belgium Nigerian striker Gift Orban, who has scored 20 goals in 20 games since his move to the Belgian side.
The Nigerian who was signed from Norwegian second division side Stabæk on transfer deadline day has become the most feared striker in Belgium, and it has caught the attention of a lot of teams in Europe.
Reports have it that teams like French Ligue 1 side Lille, Eintracht Frankfurt of Germany, Ajax Amsterdam of the Netherlands and the biggest among them the English Premier League duo of Manchester United and Chelsea have all scouted the Nigerian.
However his coach Hein Vanhaezebrouck is of the opinion that even though the 20 year old is supremely gifted he doesn’t have what it takes at the moment to be a top team, as there are still several areas he needs to improve in his game before he is ready for the next level.
“He may not play right away at the absolute highest level, but then he will also show his talent in training. He can become even stronger in many areas, but not in the short term. You can’t give him so many tips anymore, because he solves everything so often so easily. He is so natural, because don’t forget that he didn’t even have that much education”, he said to nieuwsblad.de in response to report linking Orban with a big move in the summer.
Osas Mahawi
