Coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Gernot Rohr has intervened in the potential transfer of Nigeria international winger Samuel Kalu From Bordeaux to Galatasaray, Owngoalnigeria.com understands.
Kalu is keen on leaving Bordeaux after an unhappy spell last season and for now Galatasaray are the only team pushing to sign him after he gave them the go ahead to speak with the club.
Bordeaux are not opposed to allowing him leave as he doesn’t fit into the plans of the manager but they will prefer a deal that will see him leave permanently rather than the loan deal proposed by Galatasaray.
The idea is to use the money from his sale to invest in other parts of their team but that move has been placed on hold following the intervention of coach Rohr.
Rohr has spoke with Kalu and told him not to be in a hurry to make the move to Turkey as he will prefer him to remain in mainstream Europe which will aid his development more.
The intervention by the coach has slowed down talks on the proposed transfer to Turkey but a move away from Bordeaux it’s still very possible before the end of the current transfer window.
Daniel Martins