One of the success stories of last season was the way Gift Orban took the Belgium league by storm following his January deadline day move to Gent from second division Norwegian side Stabæk.
Orban wasted no time in making his mark and he ended the season with an astonishing 20 goals in 22 games. His form as expected brought about a rash of interest from top teams around Europe and also a call up to the senior national team of Nigeria.
According to Roger Smet, a journalist who is vast in Belgium football that attention was the start of a dip in form that has seen him score just twice in eight games this season, and also relegated to the bench for some games.
” For sure a lot of people thought Orban will be gone in the summer. His representatives talked of a failed move on transfer deadline day to a Bundesliga side, it lookes as if it was Gent who pulled the plug on the move. That I can say has an effect on his concentration”, Smet told OwnGoalNigeria.com.
” When Orban was called up to the senior national team of Nigeria and he didn’t get to play. Some people within the club had a feeling that something went wrong there because he looked distracted and worried upon his return, the frustration led to that red card”, he said.
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