Coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Gernot Rohr is not in any way pushing to beat England to the services of Arsenal teen wonder Bukayo Saka, Owngoalnigeria.com understands.
The 18 year old is still eligible to represent Nigeria at senior level despite playing at different youth levels for England. His recent form at Arsenal has however led to suggestions over a call up to the senior national team of England.
Nigeria have already make contact with his representative who also handles the affair of Alex Iwobi, Ola Aina and Joe Aribo. Saka was even invited to watch the Super Eagles AFCON 2021 qualifiers against Sierra Leone by the Nigeria Football Federation before it was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The desire shown by the hierachy of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) is not same with that of coach of the team Gernot Rohr who is a fan of the player but want the player to show commitment before making any move to cap him.
Rohr is threading carefully after the experience with Fikayo Tomori, Tammy Abraham and Philip Billing who used interest from Nigeria to catch the attention of other countries where they are now senior international.
The Franco-German coach believe the relationship he has with the agent of Saka is enough for him to be informed when he is ready to switch allegiance to the senior national team of Nigeria.
Osas Mahawi